1 fatal · Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics CV-340 (580) · 2004-08-13 · Florence, KY, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA04MA068
Event ID
20040825X01286
Type
Accident
Date
2004-08-13
Location
Florence, KY, USA
Coordinates
38.990478, -84.640289
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics
Model
CV-340 (580)
Registration
N586P
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
—
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
fuel starvation resulting from the captain's decision not to follow approved fuel crossfeed procedures. Contributing to the accident were the captain's inadequate preflight planning, his subsequent distraction during the flight, and his lateinitiation of the in-range checklist. Further contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to monitor the fuel gauges and to recognize that the airplane's changing handling characteristics were caused by a fuel imbalance.