Convair C-131 Samaritan crash, Feb 8, 2019 (1 killed), Miami
Convair C-131 Samaritan accident on February 8, 2019 near Miami, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Captain's decision to continue the...
- Date: February 8, 2019
- Aircraft: Convair C-131 Samaritan
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Captain's decision to continue the flight with a malfunctioning left propeller control and subsequent loss of power on both engines for undetermined reasons, with the first officer failing to challenge the decision
A Conquest Air Cargo Convair C 131B on a cargo flight from Nassau to Miami ditched in the Atlantic about 32 miles east of Miami after both engines malfunctioned. The left propeller control had stuck during the earlier flight and stuck again in the climb, and the engines later backfired and surged. The captain was killed and the first officer was seriously injured. The NTSB cited the captain's decision to continue with a malfunctioning propeller control and the loss of power on both engines for undetermined reasons.