| Date: | Saturday 21 August 1976 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-880-22M-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Airtrust Singapore |
| Registration: | N48060 |
| MSN: | 22-00-47M |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP) -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP/WSSL) |
| Singapore-Paya Lebar International Airport (SIN/WSAP) |
The pilot couldn't rotate the aircraft, so aborted. The aircraft overran by some 100 m. The nose gear collapsed.
The airplane was being repositioned to Paya Lebar Airport to pick up 50 oil workers bound for the Middle East.
CAUSE: Center of gravity exceeded the forward limit due to incorrect weight and balance computation.
Sources:
The Straits Times, 22 August 1976, Page 1
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