accident involving the Convair 640. Convair C-131/T-29 (in military service only) December 17, 1960: USAF C-131D Samaritan (CV-340) 55-0291 crashed due to fuel contamination shortly after take-off from Munich-Riem Airport downtown Munich, Germany killing all 20 on board as well as 32 on the ground in an accident known as the 1960 Munich Convair 340 crash. February 25, 1962: USAF T-29A (CV-240) 49-1931 struck the side of Babcock Peak (15 mi northwest of Durango, Colorado) at 14,000 feet in a snowstorm, killing the three crew; wreckage was found on May 18, 1962. February 4, 1963: USAF C-131E (CV-440) 55-4758 force-landed near Ogden AFB following engine problems, killing one of 20 on board. January 9, 1975: USAF VT-29D (CV-340) 52-5826, operating under call sign M-32, collided with Cessna 150H N50430, a rented aircraft owned by Cavalier Flyers Inc., at night over the James River off Newport News, Virginia, while the Convair was on an instrument landing system approach to Langley Air Force Base. The collision killed all aboard both aircraft: the Convair's five crew and two passengers and the Cessna's pilot and passenger. The National Transportation Safety Board found the probable cause to be "the human limitation inherent in the see-and-avoid concept, which can be critical in a terminal area with a combination of controlled and uncontrolled traffic", and recommended stricter traffic control procedures for the high-traffic area around Newport News and Langley. September 26, 1975: US Navy C-131F (CV-340) 141012 crashed on climbout from El Toro MCAS after a loss of altitude after takeoff, killing four of six on board. April 30, 1983: US Navy C-131F (CV-340) 141010 crashed off Jacksonville NAS following an engine fire; of the 15 on board, only a passenger survived. November 15, 1985: US Navy VC-131H (CV-580) 542817 crashed on takeoff at Dothan Airport during a test flight after work was completed by a civilian rework facility. Elevator cables were installed incorrectly therefore locking the elevator. Pilot, CoPilot and Flight Engineer were all killed. References Notes Bibliography Frawley, Gerald. "Convair CV-540, 580, 600, 640 & CV5800", The International Directory of Civil Aircraft 1997/98. Fyshwick ACT: Aerospace Publications, 1997. . Gradidge, Jennifer. The Convairliners Story. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1997, . Wegg, John. General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors. London: Putnam, 1990. . External links Convair CV-240