Date: 06 December 2001
Airline: Trans Air Link
Flight No.: ---
Aircraft: Convair CV-580F
Location: Haulover Beach, Florida
Fatalities: 0:2
Photographer: AP
The cargo aircraft was on a short flight from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood to Opa Locka when the Captain reported engine trouble. The aircraft was successfully ditched into the Atlantic Ocean several hundred meters off Haulover Beach. Both crewmembers survived with minor injuries. The aircraft was not carrying any cargo at the time of the accident.
