Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 16 March 1954
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-340-35
Owner/operator: Continental Air Lines
Registration Number: N90853
Location: 4 km NE of Midland, TX – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
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Description

Reaching a height of 75 feet after takeoff severe vibration was experienced. The aircraft then entered a nose down attitude. The flight crew could barely prevent the Convair from diving into the ground; they managed to carry out a belly landing in barren field. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Loss of control due to a failure of the right elevator trim tab push-pull rod caused by a reversed installation of the right elevator trim tab idler as a result of the carriers reliance on Manufacturers Illustrated Parts Catalog as a maintenance reference.”

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