Convair Div. Of Gen. Dynamics 440 accident near Beef Island, USA
On July 12, 2004, a Convair Div. Of Gen. Dynamics 440 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Beef Island, USA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 12, 2004
- Place
- Beef Island, USA
- Aircraft
- Convair Div. Of Gen. Dynamics 440 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 18.337°N, 64.897°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040728X01082
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 12, 2004, at 0715 eastern daylight time a Convair 440, N4826C, registered to and operated by Dodita Air Cargo, ditched into the Caribbean Ocean 29 miles southeast of Beef Island, Virgin Islands. The cargo flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 125, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a Visual/ Instrument flight plan was filed. The pilot received fatal injuries, the co-pilot received serious injuries, and the airplane sank into 1,000 feet of water and is presumed to have sustained substantial damage. The flight originated in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 12, 2004, at 0600. The co-pilot stated that the pre-flight and run-up before take off checks were performed with no discrepancies noted. After leveling off at 5,500 feet, they noticed that the right engine cylinder head temperature and oil temperature was about 10 degrees above the normal parameter for that engine. Shortly after, both pilot's noticed a sharp decrease in the right engine mean effective pressure followed by vibration in the engine. The co-pilot looked at the right engine and informed the pilot that it was on fire around the front lower cylinders. Immediately afterwards the right engine fire warning light came on along with the fire bell sound, The pilot proceeded to feather the right engine propeller and pull the emergency handle . The right engine propeller feathered and then the pilot fired the main and reserve fire extinguishing bottles. When the co-pilot looked again at the right engine, the fire had extended to the whole
Probable cause
The in-flight fire on the number two engine, for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
