 Crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 13, 2004 |
| Summary | Fuel starvation due to pilot error |
| Site | World of Sports golf course, Florence, Kentucky, United States 39°00′32″N 84°38′48″W / 39.00889°N 84.64667°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair 580 |
| Operator | Air Tahoma (on behalf of DHL) |
| Call sign | TAHOMA 185 |
| Registration | N586P |
| Flight origin | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Destination | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Air Tahoma Flight 185 was a scheduled cargo flight from Memphis to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport conducted by Air Tahoma as part of a contract to freight parcels for courier firm DHL. On August 13, 2004, the flight crashed during approach to landing just one mile (1.6 km) short of the runway. The Convair 580, which is a twin engine turboprop, was destroyed upon impact. The first officer was killed and the captain received minor injuries.[1][2]
- ^ "Crash During Approach to Landing, Air Tahoma, Inc., Flight 185, Convair 580, N586P, Covington, Kentucky, August 13, 2004" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. May 2, 2006. NTSB/AAR-06/03. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 N586P Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved March 31, 2020.