Convair 340 N4814C

Summary

On 11 November 1982 at about 04:35 local time, a Convair 340 registered N4814C, operated by Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp., was involved in an incident near Greenboro, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 November 1982 at 04:35

Classification

Incident

Location

Greenboro, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Convair 340

Registration

N4814C

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp.

Operating rule

Part 125: 20+ Pax,6000+ lbs

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → Greensboro

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL83IA028

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE AT CRUISE AT 4000 FEET THAT THERE WAS A SHARP JOLT IN THE AIRFRAME AND ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IMMEDIATELY THE PILOT PULLED THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF VALVE AND COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ITS INTENDED DESTINATION AND LANDED UNEVENFULLY. GROUND EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE FORWARD BANK MASTER ROD HAD FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.