Convair Div. Of Gen. Dynamics CV-340 (580) accident near Florence, KY
On August 13, 2004, a Convair Div. Of Gen. Dynamics CV-340 (580) (airplane) was involved in an accident near Florence, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 13, 2004
- Place
- Florence, KY
- Aircraft
- Convair Div. Of Gen. Dynamics CV-340 (580) · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.990°N, 84.640°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040825X01286
Official records · DCA04MA068
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3-Factual Report Of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3-Attachment 2 FAA Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3-Attachment 3 Hma 185 Accident Notification: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3-Attachment 4 Cvg Diagram: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3-Attachment 5 Radar Data: Document (EXE), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
The Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm, AAR-06/03, PB2006-910403. On August 13, 2004, about 0049 eastern daylight time,1 Air Tahoma, Inc., flight 185, a Convair 580, N586P, crashed about 1 mile south of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Covington, Kentucky, while on approach to runway 36R. The first officer was killed, and the captain received minor injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 as a cargo flight for DHL Express2 from Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee, to CVG. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight crew was scheduled to fly the accident airplane on a roundtrip sequence from MEM to CVG.3 Flight 185 departed MEM about 2329. The first officer was the flying pilot, and the captain performed the nonflying pilot duties. During postaccident interviews, the captain stated that the takeoff and climb portions of the flight were normal. According to the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript, at 0017:49, the captain stated that he was just going to "balance out the fuel here."4 The first officer acknowledged. From 0026:30 to 0027:08, the CVR recorded the captain discussing the airplane's weight and balance with the first officer. Specifically, the captain stated, "couldn't figure out why on the landing I was out and I was okay on the takeoff." The captain added, "the momentum is one six six
Probable cause
fuel starvation resulting from the captain's decision not to follow approved fuel crossfeed procedures. Contributing to the accident were the captain's inadequate preflight planning, his subsequent distraction during the flight, and his lateinitiation of the in-range checklist. Further contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to monitor the fuel gauges and to recognize that the a
From Wikipedia
Air Tahoma Flight 185 was a scheduled cargo flight from Memphis to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport conducted by Air Tahoma as part of a contract to freight parcels for courier firm DHL Aviation. On August 13, 2004, the flight crashed during approach to landing just one mile (1.6 km) short of the runway. The Convair 580, which is a twin engine turboprop, was destroyed upon impact. The first officer was killed and the captain received minor injuries.
Text from Wikipedia, “Air Tahoma Flight 185”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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