Convair CV-580 crash, Jul 31, 2010 (2 killed), Lytton
Convair CV-580 accident on July 31, 2010 near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: Visual illusion over rising terrain led to a...
- Date: July 31, 2010
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Visual illusion over rising terrain led to a low energy condition during the overshoot, and the aircraft entered an aerodynamic stall and spin from which recovery was not possible at such a low altitude.
A Conair Convair CV-580 air tanker on a firefighting run near Lytton, British Columbia, struck trees on the edge of a canyon while approaching a fire, and an unintended retardant release occurred at the same moment. The aircraft entered a left spin and hit the ground, and a post-impact fire consumed much of the wreckage. The TSB also noted that operating outside the approved weight and balance envelope increased risk.