Convair CV-240 N355T
22 May 1997 · San Juan · No injuries
Summary
On 22 May 1997 at about 19:30 local time, a Convair CV-240 registered N355T was involved in an accident near San Juan. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair CV-240
- Registration
- N355T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Thomas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA97LA174
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
failure of the aft master rod in the right engine, and failure of the front master rod bearing in the left engine, which resulted in a forced landing on a beach and a subsequent encounter with ocean water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during cruise flight, the flight crew noticed that the left engine had high temperature and that its oil pressure started to fluctuate. A precautionary engine shutdown was performed. A short time later, the right engine started to fail, and the airplane would not maintain altitude. The left engine was restarted, but the flight crew could not maintain altitude. A forced landing was made on a beach; however, the airplane came to rest in 5 feet of water in the Atlantic Ocean. Examination of the left engine revealed a failure of the front master rod bearing. Examination of the right engine revealed a failure of the aft master rod.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair CV-240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1991 | Convair CV-240 | Akron, Ohio, United States | Rhoades Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1966 | Convair CV-240 | Ft Worth Tex, Texas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1965 | Convair CV-240 | Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1965 | Convair CV-240 | Jamaica New York, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1965 | Convair CV-240 | College Sta.tex, Texas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |