Convair CV-240 crash, Feb 27, 1964 (20 killed), Oita Kyūshū
Convair CV-240 accident on February 27, 1964 near Oita Kyūshū, Japan with 20 fatalities. Cause: Excessive touchdown speed, an inoperative propeller...
- Date: February 27, 1964
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Oita Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excessive touchdown speed, an inoperative propeller reversing system, weak foot brake effect and a second reversing operation, with the contribution of each factor not determined
After a flight from Kagoshima, the Convair landed on runway 02 at Oita Airport but could not stop in the remaining distance. It overran about 124 metres past the runway end and came to rest in a dry riverbed, killing 20 people and injuring 22.