Status:	Final
Date:	04 SEP 1978
Time:	11:30
Type:	Convair CV-240-8
Operator:	Mission Air Lift Inc
Registration:	N7177B
C/n / msn:	38
First flight:	1948
Crew:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Clewiston, FL (United States of America)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Clewiston-Airglades Airport, FL, United States of America
Destination airport:	St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE), United States of America

Narrative:
A forced landing was performed after an engine failed during climbout.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - water in fuel
FACTORS:
pilot in command - lack of familiarity with aircraft
pilot in command - exercised poor judgment
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 1 engine

Sources:
» NTSB