Convair CV-580 crash, Aug 13, 2004 (1 killed), Cincinnati...
Convair CV-580 accident on August 13, 2004 near Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Fuel starvation caused by...
- Date: August 13, 2004
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel starvation caused by the captain's decision not to follow approved fuel crossfeed procedures, with inadequate preflight planning, distraction, late checklist use and failure to monitor fuel gauges as contributing factors.
Air Tahoma flight 185, a DHL cargo Convair 580 operating from Memphis, crashed about a mile short of runway 36R at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky during a night visual approach. The aircraft had developed a fuel imbalance, causing handling problems the crew did not recognise in time, and the aircraft was destroyed. The first officer was killed and the captain was slightly injured.