Convair CV-580 crash, Dec 6, 2001, Miami
Convair CV-580 accident on December 6, 2001 near Miami, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Inadequate dispatch and preflight by company...
- Date: December 6, 2001
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inadequate dispatch and preflight by company and captain, including failure to notice low fuel. Inaccurate fuel quantity gauges were also a finding.
The Trans-Air-Link Convair was flying cargo between Nassau, Fort Lauderdale and Miami-Opa Locka with the engines running for a long time and extra fuel on the ground. Its fuel was not properly checked before departure. Both engines lost power from fuel exhaustion, and the crew ditched the aircraft off the Florida coast. Both crew got ashore.