Moines, Iowa. The aircraft went into a steep climb and nearly stalled; the pilot applied full power but the aircraft entered a steep dive. The pilot reduced power and made an emergency wheels-up landing in a corn field; all 39 on board survived. The cause of the loss of control was traced to maintenance errors. July 17, 1955: Braniff International Airways Flight 560, a CV-340-32 (N3422), struck a gas station sign while on final approach to Chicago Midway Airport. The aircraft then crashed through the airport boundary fence and came to rest upside down. A total of 22 of the 43 people on board died. October 10, 1955: A JAT Yugoslav Airlines CV-340-58 (YU-ADC) crashed on approach to Schwechat International Airport after descending too low, killing seven of 29 on board. December 22, 1956: A JAT Yugoslav Airlines CV-340-58 (YU-ADA) crashed on approach to Riem Airport due to excessive descent, killing three of 30 on board. June 24, 1960: Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 435, a CV-340-62 (PP-YRB), crashed into Guanabara Bay. All five crew and 49 passengers were killed. The cause was undetermined. May 3, 1963: A Cruzeiro do Sul CV-340-59 registration PP-CDW flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont had to return to São Paulo after no. 2 engine caught fire. When on finals to touchdown, the aircraft nosed up 45°, stalled and struck a house. Of the 50 passengers and crew aboard, 37 died. December 30, 1964: United Air Lines Flight 593, a CV-340 (N73102), suffered a dual engine failure while descending for landing at LAX. The crew made a deadstick landing into a beet field 40 miles north of LAX. All 47 passengers and crew survived, two with minor injuries. The cause of the accident was traced to improper positioning of fuel cross feed valves. July 8, 1968: A Saudia CV-340-68 crashed at Dhahran International Airport after repeated landing attempts due to poor visibility caused by blowing dust, killing all 11 on board. July 10, 2018: A Rovos Air CV-340 (in vintage Martin's Air Charter livery) on a local flight crashed on takeoff in Pretoria, South Africa due to possible engine failure leaving one dead (one among 19 occupants). The plane crashed into a dairy farm near the airport. The plane was about to leave for Aviodrome air museum in the Netherlands. February 8, 2019: Conquest Air Cargo Flight 504, a CV-340 (N145GT, a former