Convair 240 N55VM
20 October 1977 · Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1977 at about 18:52 local time, a Convair 240 registered N55VM, operated by L & J Company, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States. 26 people were on board and 6 died, 19 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 240
- Registration
- N55VM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- L & J Company
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Greenville, Sc → Baton Rouge, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3896
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
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
R ENG MALFUNCTION OF UNDETERMINED NATURE RESULTED IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1977 | Convair 240D | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1977 | Convair 240 | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | American Velod | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1978 | Convair 240 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Trans Florida | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Convair 240 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Convair 240 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1975 | Convair 240-4 | Singapore, Asia | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |