Convair CV-240 crash, Nov 29, 1978 (1 killed), Miami-Exec...
Convair CV-240 accident on November 29, 1978 near Miami-Executive (Kendall-Tamiami) Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Controlled collision...
- Date: November 29, 1978
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Miami-Executive (Kendall-Tamiami) Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Controlled collision with the ground after inadequate supervision of the flight and improper operation of the flight controls during the simulated engine failure.
On 29 November 1978 a Convair CV-240 (LV-MMR) was on a local training flight at Kendall-Tamiami Airport, Miami. During a simulated engine failure at V2 on the takeoff roll, the aircraft veered left of the runway and came to rest in a drainage ditch about 1,000 feet beyond it, where it caught fire. One pilot was killed and the second occupant was seriously injured.