Convair CV-580 crash, Sep 1, 2008 (3 killed), Columbus-Ri...
Convair CV-580 accident on September 1, 2008 near Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lockbourne AFB), Ohio, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Elevator trim...
- Date: September 1, 2008
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lockbourne AFB), Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Elevator trim cables were rigged in reverse by company maintenance and the error was missed in post-maintenance checks. Contributing factors were the captain's inadequate preflight check and the crew's improper response to the trim problem.
An Air Tahoma Convair CV-580 cargo flight was the first flight after maintenance that included elevator trim cable rigging. Shortly after takeoff the crew asked to return, but the trim system responded in reverse, and the aircraft crashed into a cornfield near Rickenbacker. All three crew were killed.