Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 31 JUL 1960 |
| Zeit: | 10:56 UTC |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Convair CV-240-4 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Deutsche Flugdienst |
| Kennzeichen: | D-BELU |
| Werknummer: | 78 |
| Baujahr: | 1948 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 30 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 34 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 1 km (0.6 Meilen) von Rimini Airport (RMI) (Italien) |
| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Deutschland |
| Rimini Airport (RMI/LIPR), Italien |
While descending through 5000 feet, the no. 1 engine developed some trouble and was set to minimum power. At 1500 feet the other engine developed trouble as well. With the no. 1 prop feathered and a malfunctioning no. 2 engine, an emergency landing was made 1000m short of runway 13.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the aircraft's left engine followed by the malfunction of the right engine." Informationsquelle:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Rimini Airport as the crow flies is 730 km (456 miles).
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Rimini Airport as the crow flies is 730 km (456 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
