AP reporting a Convair 440 crashed yesterday attempting to return to SJU.
2 SOB fatal
ETA: spotters' sites identify it as N153JR
http://www.avherald.com/h?article=44c7900f&opt=0
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| Author: | WallyB [ Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Convair 440 down in PR |
AP reporting a Convair 440 crashed yesterday attempting to return to SJU. 2 SOB fatal ETA: spotters' sites identify it as N153JR http://www.avherald.com/h?article=44c7900f&opt=0 |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Convair 440 down in PR |
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| Author: | CAPFlyer [ Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Convair 440 down in PR |
Wow. Sad to hear that she went down. I met Alejandro when I was in Ohio. Seemed like a really nice guy. It's a sad day for the Convair community, the Boca community, and the Freight community. FYI - N153JR was a CV-340, not a CV-440. |
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| Author: | WallyB [ Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Convair 440 down in PR |
CAPFlyer wrote: FYI - N153JR was a CV-340, not a CV-440. Not that it's important under the circumstances, but this was one of 20 CV-340s subsequently converted to CV-440 standards by Delta.
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| Author: | CAPFlyer [ Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Convair 440 down in PR |
May be, but it's still registered as a CV-340. |
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