ASN Aircraft accident Convair T-29D (CV-240) 52-5822 Hamilton AFB, CA
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Date:Monday 4 May 1970
Type:Silhouette image of generic CVLP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Convair T-29D (CV-240)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 52-5822
MSN: 52-21
First flight: 1954
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Total:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:13 km (8.1 mls) NE of Hamilton AFB, CA (   United States of America)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Rafael-Hamilton Field, CA (SRF), United States of America
Destination airport:Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA/KSKA), United States of America
Narrative:
Clipped a haze-shrouded ridge and crashed.

Sources:
» Santa Cruz Sentinel 5 May 1970, p11
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher


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Convair CV-240

  • 566 built
  • 48th loss
  • 23rd fatal accident
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