Convair 240 ZP-CDO
22 September 1980 · Okeechobee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1980 at about 02:00 local time, a Convair 240 registered ZP-CDO was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Okeechobee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Okeechobee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Pasture
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 240
- Registration
- ZP-CDO
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Z → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- E-0019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ATMTD NGT LNDG IN COW PASTURE W PORTABLE LGTS ATEACH END.CREW ABANDONED ACFT, INJURIES PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1980 | Convair 240 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Alaska West Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 May 1982 | Convair 240 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1978 | Convair 240 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Trans Florida | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Convair 240 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Convair 240 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Mar 1977 | Convair 240D | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |