Convair 580 N4825C
25 July 1978 · Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1978 at about 07:02 local time, a Convair 580 registered N4825C, operated by North Central Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. 43 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 30 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kalamazoo Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N4825C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North Central Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Detroit, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10 |
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
L ENG INGESTED FEMALE SPARROW HAWK, AUTOFEATHERED.ENG OUT PROCEDURES NOT FOLLOWED, FLEW INTO GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1978 | Convair 580 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1979 | Convair 580 | Joplin, Missouri, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1979 | Convair 580 | Thief Riv Fls, Minnesota, United States | Republic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1977 | Convair 580 | Flushing, New York, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1976 | Convair 580 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1980 | Convair 580 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Summit Airline | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |