Singapore - Singapore

On September 17, 1975 at 12:02 PM, Singapore - Singapore experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Asiatic International Airways, with the event recorded near Singapore-Seletar All Singapore.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Singapore-Seletar on a local test flight. En route, the left engine failed and its propeller was feathered. The crew was cleared to return to Seletar Airport when the right engine suffered power loss and dysfunctioned intermittently. The captain decided to ditch the aircraft into the Strait of Johore, about 400 meters short of runway 20. Both pilots were rescued and the aircraft sank by 8 meters of water.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8329C, MSN 110, year of manufacture 1948.