Last updated: 18 September 2020
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 1985 |
| Time: | 07:02 |
| Type: |  Convair VT-29B (CV-240) |
| Operator: | Combs Airways |
| Registration: | N155PA |
| C/n / msn: | 322 |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16900 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Trenton-Mercer County Airport, NJ (TTN) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Trenton-Mercer County Airport, NJ (TTN/KTTN), United States of America |
| Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW), United States of America |
The crew tried to return after a no. 1 engine failure. The Convair struck the ground and caught fire. Takeoff was attempted without using water injection, as was the company's policy. The aircraft came to rest 5280 feet past runway 24, 2000 feet left of the extended centreline.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Throttle/power control .. improper use of .. pilot in command
Engine assembly, blower/impeller/integral supercharger .. failure,total
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Object .. tree(s)
Information unclear .. company/operator management
Terrain condition .. rough/uneven"
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 238» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/88 (#15)
» Location of Commercial Aircraft Accidents/Incidents Relative to Runways / FAA, Office of Safety Oversight (DOT/FAA/AOV 90-1)
» NTSB
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Distance from Trenton-Mercer County Airport, NJ to Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI as the crow flies is 740 km (463 miles).
Distance from Trenton-Mercer County Airport, NJ to Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI as the crow flies is 740 km (463 miles).
