Convair CV-580 crash, Sep 8, 1989 (55 killed), Hirtshals
Convair CV-580 accident on September 8, 1989 near Hirtshals, Nordjylland, Denmark with 55 fatalities. Cause: Loss of the tail control surfaces after...
- Date: September 8, 1989
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Hirtshals, Nordjylland, Denmark
- Fatalities: 55
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of the tail control surfaces after aeroelastic oscillations caused by abnormal clearances in the vertical stabilizer, attributed to improper maintenance and the use of counterfeit parts.
Partnair Flight 394, a charter from Oslo Fornebu to Hamburg, broke up in the air and crashed into the sea about 18 km north of Hirtshals, Denmark, on 8 September 1989. All 55 people aboard were killed.