Incident Overview
Date: xx Nov 1989
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-440-38
Owner/operator: Correos de Mxico
Registration Number: XA-NAU
Location: near Toluca –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A CV-440 aircraft crashed in a field due to a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a deliberate fire and subsequent burning out.A CV-440 aircraft crashed in a field due to a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a deliberate fire and subsequent burning out.
Description
The CV-440 suffered an engine failure and crash-landed in a field. The airplane was deliberately set on fire and burnt out.
Primary Cause
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