Narrative:
A Convair CV-440 cargo plane crashed and caught fire near Toledo-Express Airport, Ohio, USA, killing both crew members.
The flight crew initially departed Laredo International Airport (LRD) about 18:38 local time the evening before the accident and arrived at Millington-Memphis Airport about 22:10 central time. The airplane was refueled before departing on the accident flight at 23:14. It climbed to 7000 feet and proceeded direct to Toledo. About 39 miles southwest of Toledo, the airplane entered a cruise descent in preparation for approach and landing. The flight crew was subsequently cleared to land at 02:35 when the airplane was about 5 miles southeast of Toledo. The pilot acknowledged the landing clearance; however, no further communications were received. The airplane ultimately became established on final approach for runway 25 before radar contact was lost. No problems or anomalies were reported during the flight.
The airplane struck trees at a height of 55 feet (17 m) beginning about 193 meters east of the accident site. The aircraft came down on the premises of a recovery and truck repair company, located 1 km short of runway 25.
Probable Cause: The flight crews failure to maintain the proper airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with trees, and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight crews fatigue due to the overnight flight schedule.
Loss of control
» WBAY
KTOL 110552Z 23005KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02500194 10272 20250 51007
06:52 UTC / 02:52 local time:
KTOL 110652Z 23004KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02440194
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
airspeed of last 20 minutes of the flight
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 11 September 2019 |
| Time: | 02:39 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440 |
| Operator: | Ferreteria e Implementos San Francisco |
| Registration: | N24DR |
| MSN: | 393 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 47742 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-52W |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) ENE of Toledo-Express Airport, OH (TOL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Millington-Memphis Airport, TN (NQA/KNQA), United States of America |
| Toledo-Express Airport, OH (TOL/KTOL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 2735 |
A Convair CV-440 cargo plane crashed and caught fire near Toledo-Express Airport, Ohio, USA, killing both crew members.
The flight crew initially departed Laredo International Airport (LRD) about 18:38 local time the evening before the accident and arrived at Millington-Memphis Airport about 22:10 central time. The airplane was refueled before departing on the accident flight at 23:14. It climbed to 7000 feet and proceeded direct to Toledo. About 39 miles southwest of Toledo, the airplane entered a cruise descent in preparation for approach and landing. The flight crew was subsequently cleared to land at 02:35 when the airplane was about 5 miles southeast of Toledo. The pilot acknowledged the landing clearance; however, no further communications were received. The airplane ultimately became established on final approach for runway 25 before radar contact was lost. No problems or anomalies were reported during the flight.
The airplane struck trees at a height of 55 feet (17 m) beginning about 193 meters east of the accident site. The aircraft came down on the premises of a recovery and truck repair company, located 1 km short of runway 25.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: The flight crews failure to maintain the proper airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with trees, and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight crews fatigue due to the overnight flight schedule.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Insufficient rest / fatigueLoss of control
Sources:
» WKYC» WBAY
METAR Weather report:
05:52 UTC / 01:52 local time:KTOL 110552Z 23005KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02500194 10272 20250 51007
06:52 UTC / 02:52 local time:
KTOL 110652Z 23004KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02440194
Photos
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
accident date: 11-09-2019
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N24DR
airspeed of last 20 minutes of the flight
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan. 1957 | OY-KPD | SAS | delivered |
| 4 Nov. 1969 | OY-KPD | SAS | last flight for SAS at 27627 flying hours |
| 20 Nov. 1969 | SE-CCV | Linjeflyg | bought |
| 2 July 1973 | SE-CCV | Linjeflyg | last flight for Linjeflyg at 34675 flying hours |
| July 1973 | CF-GLM | Great Lakes Airlines | |
| 29 June 1977 | N24DR | 393 Inc | bought |
| 1978 | N24DR | Airgo | leased |
| Nov. 1978 | N24DR | Emissary Airways | bought |
| 18 Feb. 1982 | N24DR | N24DR Inc | bought |
| 2 April 1984 | N24DR | Brennan & Hargreaves Inc | bought |
| August 1989 | N24DR | Amermex | bought |
| August 1994 | N24DR | Integrity Aircraft Inc | bought |
| December 1994 | N24DR | private ownership | |
| 4 April 2000 | N24DR | Ferreteria e Implementos San Francisco | |
| 26 May 2000 | N24DR | Ferreteria e Implementos San Francisco | no.2 engine shut down after loss of manifold; engine repaired and reinstalled on 16 June 2000 |
| 17 June 2000 | N24DR | Ferreteria e Implementos San Francisco | precautionary engine shut down due to high oil consumption |
| 19 August 2019 | N24DR | private ownership |
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from FlightAware.
Distance from Millington-Memphis Airport, TN to Toledo-Express Airport, OH as the crow flies is 865 km (540 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Millington-Memphis Airport, TN to Toledo-Express Airport, OH as the crow flies is 865 km (540 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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