Twin Falls - Twin Falls

On May 14, 1971 at 07:02 AM, Twin Falls - Twin Falls experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by United States Government, with the event recorded near Buhl Idaho.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Twin Falls-City County Airport, while climbing, the right engine lost power. As he was unable to feather the right propeller, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and completed a belly landing in a field located in Buhl, some 16 miles northwest of Twin Falls Airport. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members were unhurt. They were completing a local flight on behalf of the United States Department of the Interior.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1015G, MSN 127, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.5991°, -114.7595°.