Convair CV-240 crash, Dec 12, 1959, Mendoza Mendoza
Convair CV-240 accident on December 12, 1959 near Mendoza Mendoza, Argentina with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot did not follow the emergency landing...
- Date: December 12, 1959
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Mendoza Mendoza, Argentina
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot did not follow the emergency landing procedure for hydraulic fluid loss and misjudged operating with one engine stopped
A Convair CV 240 of Aerolineas Argentinas lost hydraulic pressure on one engine after departing Mendoza and could not lower its landing gear on the return. With a propeller windmilling and causing drag, the captain force landed in a vineyard near the airfield. All occupants survived but the aircraft was written off.