Convair C-131 Samaritan crash, Feb 5, 1996 (4 killed), Sa...
Convair C-131 Samaritan accident on February 5, 1996 near Saint Johns-Industrial, Arizona, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Inadequate preflight...
- Date: February 5, 1996
- Aircraft: Convair C-131 Samaritan
- Location: Saint Johns-Industrial, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Inadequate preflight planning, loading beyond limits, incorrect flap setting, failure to use anti-detonation injection for takeoff, and failure to reach sufficient airspeed to climb, with high density altitude and the pilot's lack of type experience as contributing factors.
A Business Air Connection Convair C-131 cargo flight departed Saint Johns with a gross weight well above the limit for the conditions. It rotated late, stayed in ground effect with a high nose attitude, struck the airport fence and power lines, and crashed in a pasture where it burned. All four people aboard were killed.