| Date: | Monday 4 September 1978 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Mission Air Lift Inc |
| Registration: | N7177B |
| MSN: | 38 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clewiston, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Clewiston-Airglades Airport, FL |
| St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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