ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 N7601 Midland Air Terminal, TX (MAF)
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Status:
Date:Saturday 21 December 1963
Time:11:42
Type:Silhouette image of generic CVLT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Convair CV-580
Operator:Union Oil Company of California
Registration: N7601
MSN: 452
First flight: 1957
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Midland Air Terminal, TX (MAF) (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Midland Air Terminal, TX (MAF/KMAF), United States of America
Narrative:
When flaps were extended on approach, the Convair began a series of uncontrolled pitch-up and pitch-down oscillations, crashed and slid onto runway 10. A layer of ice (0,5 inch high, 2,5 inch wide) was found on the wing.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure of crew to utilize full deicing and anti-icing capabilities in known icing conditions.



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