Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Monday 22 September 1980 |
Time: | 02:00 |
Type: | Convair CV-240-6 |
Operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | ZP-CDO |
MSN: | 62 |
First flight: | 1949 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Okeechobee, FL ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Convair tried to land on a cow pasture at night, but overran and collided with trees.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - selected unsuitable terrain
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
pilot in command - failed to initiate go-around
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ran off end of runway
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» NTSB
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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.