Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Mar 18, 1995, Cap-Haïtien
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on March 18, 1995 near Cap-Haïtien, North, Haiti with no fatalities. Cause: Both left main gear tyres burst after...
- Date: March 18, 1995
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Cap-Haïtien, North, Haiti
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both left main gear tyres burst after the brakes locked, linked to a reported malfunction of the air brake system.
A Convair CV-440 charter from Fort Lauderdale lost hydraulic pressure on approach to Cap-Haitien. After touchdown both left main tyres burst when the brakes locked, and the aircraft veered off the runway and struck a parked UH-60 helicopter. All 31 occupants got out safely, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.