Convair CV-240 crash, Nov 28, 1991, Akron-Canton
Convair CV-240 accident on November 28, 1991 near Akron-Canton, Ohio, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Use of the wrong fuel: Jet A was loaded...
- Date: November 28, 1991
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Akron-Canton, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Use of the wrong fuel: Jet A was loaded into the piston engines instead of 100LL, which caused a loss of engine power during climb-out and a collision with terrain after the forced landing.
Shortly after departing Akron on a ferry flight, this Convair CV-240 began to lose power from one engine and the pilot made a forced landing in a field. The aircraft struck wires and a fence and burst into flames. The aircraft had been refuelled just before departure with Jet A fuel instead of its usual 100LL aviation gasoline, and the two occupants got out safely.