Convair 580 N5811
21 December 1976 · Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1976 at about 13:45 local time, a Convair 580 registered N5811, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during static near Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. 33 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradford Regional
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N5811
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Pittsburgh, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0023
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
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
DURING DEPLANING, PAX WITH INFANT CHILD IN ARMS FELL WHILE DESCENDING BOTTOM STEP OF ACFT STAIRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1975 | Convair 580 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1975 | Convair 580 | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1977 | Convair 580 | Flushing, New York, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1975 | Convair 580 | Hill Afb, Utah, United States | FAA Flight INS | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1974 | Convair 580 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1978 | Convair 580 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |