Convair CV-240 crash, Jun 30, 1997, San Juan-Luis Muñoz M...
Convair CV-240 accident on June 30, 1997 near San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico with no fatalities. Cause: Left engine power loss of...
- Date: June 30, 1997
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine power loss of undetermined cause, combined with the pilot's emergency handling (wet power not used) and overloading.
A Silver Express Convair CV-240 cargo flight from San Juan to Santo Domingo lost its left engine at about 400 feet after takeoff. The pilot did not use the available wet power on the right engine, the aircraft could not keep altitude, and it struck a palm tree and came to rest on the beach. The aircraft was about 600 pounds over its maximum weight, and all occupants survived uninjured.