Richmond - Linden

On February 20, 1970 at 12:44 PM, Richmond - Linden experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Jet International, with the event recorded near Langley AFB (Hampton) Virginia.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

28 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 28 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 24, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Richmond to Linden, NJ, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and that he was unable to lower the landing gear. ATC cleared the crew to divert to Langley AFB for an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed on a foamed runway and came to rest. All 28 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N741J, MSN 146, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.0875°, -76.3572°.