CONVAIR CV-340 Convairliner (N145GT)

Sad. I got a lot of time in that aircraft when it was USAF 53-7804

Location: Miami, United States
Accident Number: ERA19LA096
Date & Time: 02/08/2019, 1216 EST
Registration: N145GT
Aircraft: Convair C131
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Defining Event: Loss of engine power (partial)
Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter - Non-scheduled

On February 8, 2019, at 1216 eastern standard time, a General Dynamics Convair 340 (C-131B), N145GT, was destroyed during a ditching in the Atlantic Ocean about 32 miles east of Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida. The captain was fatally injured, and the first officer was seriously injured.