Accident Convair CV-240-4 D-BELU, Sunday 31 July 1960

Date:	Sunday 31 July 1960
Time:	10:56
Type:	Convair CV-240-4
Owner/operator:	Deutsche Flugdienst
Registration:	D-BELU
MSN:	78
Year of manufacture:	1948
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 34
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1 km NW of Rimini Airport (RMI) - Italy
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF)
Destination airport:	Rimini Airport (RMI/LIPR)

Narrative:
While descending through 5000 feet, the no. 1 engine developed some trouble and was set to minimum power. At 1500 feet the other engine developed trouble as well. With the no. 1 prop feathered and a malfunctioning no. 2 engine, an emergency landing was made 1000 m short of runway 13.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the aircraft's left engine followed by the malfunction of the right engine."

Accident investigation:


Report number:
Status:	Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report:	ICAO Summary of final report Reproduced with permission from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) This document may not be redistributed.

Sources:

La Stampa 2 August 1960, p10

Images:

photo (c) Peter Heerlein; Rimini Airport (RMI/LIPR); 1960

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