| Date: | Wednesday 29 November 1978 |
| Time: | 11:22 |
| Type: |  Convair VT-29A (CV-240) |
| Owner/operator: | J.M. Cuadros |
| Registration: | LV-MMR |
| MSN: | 214 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kendall-Tamiami Airport, FL (TMB) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kendall-Tamiami Airport, FL (TMB/KTMB) |
| Kendall-Tamiami Airport, FL (TMB/KTMB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The trainee pilot lost control during a simulated engine failure at V2 speed during takeoff. The Convair touched down left of the runway and continued 1000 feet before coming to halt in a canal. The aircraft caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
dual student - improper operation of flight controls
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - simulated conditions
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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