Convair CV-240 crash, Jun 1, 1998, Aguadilla-Rafael Herná...
Convair CV-240 accident on June 1, 1998 near Aguadilla-Rafael Hernández, Puerto Rico with no fatalities. Cause: The crew inadvertently retracted the...
- Date: June 1, 1998
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Aguadilla-Rafael Hernández, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew inadvertently retracted the landing gear before landing, causing a belly landing.
A Convair CV-240 on a local training flight at Aguadilla made several touch-and-go landings and then raised the landing gear by mistake on final approach. The aircraft came to rest on its belly and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew escaped uninjured.