ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328396
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| Date: | Friday 15 February 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-0 |
| Owner/operator: | William J Evans |
| Registration: | N8330C |
| MSN: | 109 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port-au-Prince -
 Haiti
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP/MTPP) |
About 45 minutes after takeoff from Port-au-Prince the Convair tried to return due to engine problems. An emergency landing was made with the left engine and wing on fire. The three occupants had disappeared by the time rescue services arrived. The aircraft was carrying marijuana.
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