List of accidents and incidents involving the Convair CV-240 family
The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3.Featuring a more modern design, the 240 series was able to make some inroads as a commercial airliner and also had a long development cycle which resulted in a number of civil and military variants.Though reduced in numbers by attrition, the various forms of the "Convairliners" continue to fly into the 21st century.Like every other major type in long service and operation, accidents and incidents have been recorded that have substantially reduced the numbers flying.The following list is typical of such a record of operational use.
Western Air LinesPlanes of Fame MuseumChino, CaliforniaConvair CV-240ConvairDouglas DC-3American Airlines Flight 6780Elizabeth, New JerseyOrient AirwaysAmerican Airlines Flight 723Albany, New YorkSabenaAmerican AirlinesBuffalo Niagara International AirportDepew, New YorkDetroitWestern Air Lines Flight 34SwissairditchedEnglish ChannelFolkestonefuel starvationAmerican Airlines Flight 711American Airlines Flight 476American Airlines Flight 327Pakistan International AirlinesNortheast Airlines Flight 258Amman, JordanRimini AirportCruzeiro do SulVitóriaGaruda IndonesiaRio de JaneiroBrasíliaBelo Horizonte-PampulhaSão Paulo-CongonhasLynyrd SkynyrdConvair CV-240 N55VM crashedGillsburg, Mississippifuel exhaustionContinental AirlinesUnited Air LinesBraniff International AirwaysMidway AirportJAT Yugoslav AirlinesSchwechat International AirportReal Transportes AéreosGuanabara BayRio de Janeiro-Santos DumontSaudiaRovos AirMartin's Air ChartercrashedPretoria, South AfricaAviodromeOpa-lockaTransportes Aéreos NacionalPorto AlegreMontevideoFlorianópolisCuritiba-Afonso PenaIberiaLinjeflyg Flight 267VLufthansa Flight 005Bremen, Germanygo-aroundTransporte Aéreo MilitarWolper ProductionsNational GeographicAustralopithecusMammoth Mountain Ski AreaSierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop, CaliforniaPrimal ManAir ResortsDel Norte, ColoradoLuis Muñoz Marín International AirportMonclova, OhioToledo Express AirportLaredo International AirportMillington Regional Jetportlost in 2010Lake Central Airlines Flight 527Marseilles, OhioAllegheny Airlines Flight 736Bradford, PennsylvaniaNorth Central Airlines Flight 458O'Hare International AirportAllegheny Airlines Flight 737Allegheny AirlinesFlight 485CV-580Tweed New Haven AirportLong Island SoundEast Haven, ConnecticutNorth Central AirlinescollidedAir Wisconsinde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterWisconsinLake WinnebagoRepublic AirlinesBrainerd, MinnesotaAir Freight NZAuckland AirportManukau HarbourPartnair Flight 394HirtshalstailfinfuselageSwiftairVitoria Airportspiral diveParaparaumu, New ZealandAn Air Tahoma CV-580 (N586P) crashedCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportRickenbacker International AirportConair Aviationwas lostJackass MountainTexas International Airlines Flight 655Mena, ArkansasPacific Western AirlinesMunich-Riem AirportMunich