Convair CV-580 crash, Mar 20, 2011, Seattle-Boeing Field
Convair CV-580 accident on March 20, 2011 near Seattle-Boeing Field, Washington, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; no...
- Date: March 20, 2011
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Seattle-Boeing Field, Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Not determined; no investigation was conducted, so the cause of the loss of control is unknown.
A Convair CV-580 freighter was being readied for a cargo flight from Seattle to Calgary when it went out of control while taxiing. It struck a parked Piper PA-31 and a fence before stopping. Both pilots were unhurt, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and no formal investigation was made.