Convair CV-580 crash, May 5, 2016, Manning
Convair CV-580 accident on May 5, 2016 near Manning, Alberta, Canada with no fatalities.
- Date: May 5, 2016
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Manning, Alberta, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 5 May 2016 a Conair Convair CV580 operating as firefighting Tanker 45 over the Fort McMurray area landed at Manning Airport, Alberta. During the approach one pilot became incapacitated and the other landed the aircraft, but directional control was lost on the rollout, it left the runway into a drainage ditch, lost its nose gear and broke in two behind the cockpit. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries.