Convair 580 N4801C
9 July 1975 · Sioux City, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1975 at about 09:34 local time, a Convair 580 registered N4801C, operated by North Central Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Sioux City, Iowa, United States. 22 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:34
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Sioux City, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N4801C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North Central Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Sioux Falls, Sd
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
2ND STAGE TURBINE WHEEL (S/N KK15491) FRACTURED RESULTING IN UNCONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1975 | Convair 580 | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1975 | Convair 580 | Hill Afb, Utah, United States | FAA Flight INS | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1976 | Convair 580 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1974 | Convair 580 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1973 | Convair 580 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1977 | Convair 580 | Flushing, New York, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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