Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Aug 26, 1979, San Juan...
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on August 26, 1979 near San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico with no fatalities. Cause: The right...
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The right main landing gear did not extend, forcing a wheels up landing. The final report cites a suspected collision with an unknown object that damaged the right main gear, and an intentional wheels up landing.
A Convair CV-440 Metropolitan (N14478) operated by Cornerstone Construction on a smuggling flight at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 26 August 1979. The right main landing gear failed to extend; after two touch-and-go attempts the crew made a belly landing on runway 10. All three occupants left the scene and were not recovered.