Convair R3Y Tradewind crash, Jan 24, 1958, Alameda NAS (O...
Convair R3Y Tradewind accident on January 24, 1958 near Alameda NAS (Oakland) California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: A propeller was lost...
- Date: January 24, 1958
- Aircraft: Convair R3Y Tradewind
- Location: Alameda NAS (Oakland) California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A propeller was lost in flight from engine number one, and the aircraft then hit a breakwater after landing at Alameda.
A US Navy Convair R3Y Tradewind lost a propeller in flight on its Honolulu to Alameda flight on 24 January 1958. It hit a breakwater after landing in San Francisco Bay, and none of the occupants were injured.