Convair CV-240 crash, Jul 31, 1960 (1 killed), Rimini Emi...
Convair CV-240 accident on July 31, 1960 near Rimini Emilia-Romagna, Italy with 1 fatality. Cause: Both engines lost power during the approach, forcing...
- Date: July 31, 1960
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Rimini Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines lost power during the approach, forcing an emergency landing in a field about 1,000 metres short of the runway.
A Deutsche Flugdienst Convair CV 240 on a charter from Frankfurt to Rimini lost power in both engines during descent. It made an emergency landing in a field about 1 km short of runway 13, and on touchdown it lost its undercarriage and right wing, with one passenger killed.