#OnThisDay: 8 September 1989

in #aviation • 3 years ago

8 September 1989, ageing Partnair Convair CV-580, flying from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly lost control and fell into the North Sea.

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The investigation revealed that the cause was the installation of three unapproved bolts holding the aircraft's vertical stabilizer, which in a combination of several other circumstances caused the tailplane to break away.

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