Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 23 FEB 1961 |
| Tipo: | Convair R4Y-1Z (CV-340) |
| Operador: | United States Navy |
| Registración: | 140378 |
| Numéro de série: | 140 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1954 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Atlantic City-Bader Field, NJ (AIY) (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Pasajeros Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | New York (unknown airport), NY, Estados Unidos de América |
| Camp Springs-Andrews AFB, MD (ADW/KADW), Estados Unidos de América |
The Convair depared New York on a fligt to Washington, carrying Paul B. Fay Jr. to be sworn in as undersecretary of the Navy. Fog and rain prevented a landing at Andrews AFB. While heading for an alternate airport the plane's electrical system failed. The crew decided to divert to Bader Field (AIY). It touched down on runway 04 but the propellers did not reverse due to the electrical system failure. The aircraft could not be stopped on the runway. It overran into a deep-water ship channel.
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Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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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.
