Convair CV-580 accident near Columbus, OH
On September 1, 2008, a Convair CV-580 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Columbus, OH. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 1, 2008
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Aircraft
- Convair CV-580 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.798°N, 82.979°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080909X01418
Official records · CHI08MA270
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 1, 2008, about 1206 eastern daylight time, a Convair CV-580 airplane, N587X, operated by Air Tahoma Inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain as it was attempting to return to the Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK), Columbus, Ohio. The flight had just departed from runway 5L (11,937 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at LCK. The captain, first officer, and a company pilot sitting in the observer seat received fatal injuries. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 post maintenance check flight departed LCK at 1203, and was en route to Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), Mansfield, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The accident flight was the first flight following a maintenance Phase 1 and Phase 2 check, which included flight control cable rigging as part of the check. The flight was also intended to provide cockpit familiarization for the first officer and the observer, and a training flight for the first officer. The flight contacted LCK air traffic control (ATC) at 1139 for its IFR clearance. At 1147, the flight was cleared to taxi. At 1200, the flight received its takeoff clearance, and the airplane started its takeoff roll about 1203. About one minute later at 1204, the flight contacted ATC and stated that it needed to return to LCK. It was cleared to land on runway 5L. ATC asked the flight if it needed equipment and the flight responded, "Negative." Radar track data indicated that about 1204, the airplane was mid-downwind for runway
Probable cause
The improper (reverse) rigging of the elevator trim cables by company maintenance personnel, and their subsequent failure to discover the misrigging during required post-maintenance checks. Contributing to the accident was the captain’s inadequate post-maintenance preflight check and the flight crew’s improper response to the trim problem.
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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.
