Convair CV-240 crash, Jan 17, 1970, Aspen-Pitkin County-S...
Convair CV-240 accident on January 17, 1970 near Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot in command...
- Date: January 17, 1970
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot in command failed to lower the landing gear, the checklist was not used, and the gear warning horn was improperly set
An Aspen Airways Convair CV240 on a scheduled flight from Denver landed at Aspen with its landing gear still retracted. The aircraft slid along the runway and stopped about 1.3 km from the threshold, all 27 occupants were evacuated safely, and the airliner was damaged beyond repair.