Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 September 1975
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-4
Owner/operator: Asiatic International Airways
Registration Number: N8329C
Location: 400 m off Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP) –
ÿ Singapore
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: No. 2 engineNo. 2 engine
Category: Accident
A test flight involving a failed no. 1 engine resulted in the loss of both no. 2 engines during a return flight to Seletar Airport. The aircraft was forced to ditch in the Straits of Johore, approximately 400 meters short of the runway.A test flight involving a failed no. 1 engine resulted in the loss of both no. 2 engines during a return flight to Seletar Airport. The aircraft was forced to ditch in the Straits of Johore, approximately 400 meters short of the runway.
Description
During a test flight the no. 1 engine failed. After shutting it down, the crew tried to return to Seletar Airport. The no. 2 engine cut out three times intermittently while returning. The crew was forced to ditch the Convair in 8 m of water in the Straits of Johore, some 400 m short of runway 20. No maintenance was recorded since the aircraft arrived at 15 May 1975.
Primary Cause
Engine failure during a return flight.Engine failure during a return flight.Share on:
