Convair 240-12 Convair-Liner

Convair 240-12 Convair-Liner

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01/22/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered to the Belgian airline SABENA on April 5, 1949 registered OO-AWT. It was sold to the Murray Corp. in the USA in 1957 and registered N27C. It was subsequently sold to the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railway Corp on November 24, 1959, re-registered N270L and named 'The Ambas-sador'. Aspen Airways purchased it on September 9, 1968.

On January 17, 1970, this aircraft crashed at Aspen Airport, Colorado, on a flight from Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, to Aspen. The cause was: "Prior to descent the checklist was completed except for the landing gear because the captain wanted to keep the speed above 130 knots in case he had to abort the approach. The Convair landed with the gear retracted, slid and came to a stop 4,300 ft (1,300 m) from the threshold. The gear warning horn did not work because it had been improperly set." There were no fatalities among the 52 people (3 crew, 49 passengers) aboard."


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01/22/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered to the Belgian airline SABENA on April 5, 1949 registered OO-AWT. It was sold to the Murray Corp. in the USA in 1957 and registered N27C. It was subsequently sold to the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railway Corp on November 24, 1959, re-registered N270L and named 'The Ambas-sador'. Aspen Airways purchased it on September 9, 1968. On January 17, 1970, this aircraft crashed at Aspen Airport, Colorado, on a flight from Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, to Aspen. The cause was: "Prior to descent the checklist was completed except for the landing gear because the captain wanted to keep the speed above 130 knots in case he had to abort the approach. The Convair landed with the gear retracted, slid and came to a stop 4,300 ft (1,300 m) from the threshold. The gear warning horn did not work because it had been improperly set." There were no fatalities among the 52 people (3 crew, 49 passengers) aboard."