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2 accidents of Convair aircraft since 2000

List of the 2 Convair aircraft accidents since 2000 :

Conquest Air Cargo Convair C-131B crash
Airline : Conquest Air Cargo
Aircraft : Convair C-131B
The Convair C-131 Samaritan operated by Conquest Air Cargo took off from Nassau, Bahamas, for a cargo flight to Miami, Florida, USA. 2 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was about 10 NM (18km) East of the coast of Florida when both engines failed forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft in the Atlantic ocean. One of the pilots floating in a life raft was lifted to a rescue helicopter, the other pilot was killed.
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Location : Off Miami, FL, USA
People on board : 2
Fatalities : 1
Conquest Air Cargo Convair C-131B with 2 people onboard crashes in Florida, USA
The Convair C-131 Samaritan operated by Conquest Air Cargo took off from Nassau, Bahamas, for a cargo flight to Miami, Florida, USA. 2 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was about 10 NM…
Jet One Express Convair CV-340 crash
Airline : Jet One Express
Aircraft : Convair CV-340
The Convair CV-340 cargo plane operated by Jet One Express took off from San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a cargo flight to Sint Maarten, Dutch Antilles. Two crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, close to its departure airport. Both crewmembers were killed in the accident. The vintage cargo plane was loaded with 2500 pounds (1.1 tons) of bread. Shortly after takeoff, the crew declared emergency and reported engines trouble. They requested an immediate return. The aircraft was cleared to land. According to witnesses saw the plane was trailing smoke. It did not reach the airport, and impacted lagoon La Torrecilla just East of the aerodrome, killing both crewmembers. The wreckage sank in the lagoon at a depth about 30-50 feet (10-15 meters). The plane, manufactured in 1953, would make about 15 trips a week to deliver bread to several Caribbean islands.
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Location : San Juan, Puerto Rico
People on board : 2
Fatalities : 2
Jet One Express Convair CV-340 with 2 people onboard crashes in Puerto Rico
The Convair CV-340 cargo plane operated by Jet One Express took off from San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a cargo flight to Sint Maarten, Dutch Antilles. Two crewmembers were onboard. The plane…

Criteria for the inclusion of an airplane accident in our database

All airplane crashes that happened since January 1st 2000 and matching all the following criteria are part of this database:

  • The accident involves at least one public transport airplane. A flight is considered as public transport when it carries, from point A to point B, passengers or cargo for commercial purposes. Public transport operators must hold a national air operator’s certificate and an operating licence.
  • The accident involves at least one airplane having a maximum take off weight equal or more than 12,000 lb (5,7 tons). This corresponds to the definition of a large aeroplane in the sense of the civil aviation regulation. Airplanes in this category comply with more stringent regulations.
  • The accident resulted in a hull loss of at least one public transport airplane. Hull loss means the airplane is damage beyond repairs.

A few events in that database don’t match with those criteria, such as relevant events of flight tests aircraft, or military transport planes.