ling - style ▁Min ig un ▁was ▁installed . ▁Live ▁am mun ition ▁was ▁used ▁and ▁both ▁over - water ▁and ▁over land ▁tests ▁were ▁successful . ▁ ▁Acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁a ▁C - 1 3 1 D ▁Sam ar itan ▁crash ed ▁at ▁Mun ich ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁in ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁capital . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁take off ▁one ▁engine ▁failed ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁pilot ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁R iem ▁in ▁heavy ▁fog ▁over ▁Mun ich . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁limited ▁visibility ▁the ▁aircraft ▁struck ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁church ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Th eres ien w iese , ▁and ▁crash ed ▁onto ▁a ▁street car , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 2 0 ▁people ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁plane , ▁and ▁ 3 2 ▁on ▁the ▁tram . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁C - 1 3 1 ▁operating ▁Con quest ▁Air ▁C argo ▁Fl ight ▁ 5 0 4 ▁from ▁N ass au ▁( B ah am as ) ▁to ▁Miami ▁O pa - Lock a , FL ▁( USA ) ▁lost ▁power ▁in ▁both ▁engines ▁and ▁d itch ed ▁about ▁ 9 ▁N M ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Florida , ▁breaking ▁apart ▁on ▁touch down . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁pil ots ▁on ▁board ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁remained ▁missing . ▁ ▁Vari ants