ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336788
| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1948 |
| Time: | 04:17 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-649 Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | NC111A |
| MSN: | 2532 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1499 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright R-3350 (C18BD) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
| Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The original destination of the Constellation, Newark, was changed to New York-LaGuardia due to poor visibility. The approach to LaGuardia was missed by half a mile. Because of a ceiling below 500 feet, the flight was cleared for a diversion to Boston. An ILS approach tot runway 04 was made and the aircraft touched down 2000 feet from the approach end. Half an inch of new snow was laying on the runway. The left main gear struck snow drifts causing the aircraft to crash into a snow bank on the left. A fire broke out on the right wing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of directional control of the aircraft on the runway due to excessive snow accumulation. A contributing factor was the lack of precaution exercised by the air carriers station manager, the Civil Aeronautics Administrations operations inspector and the airport management in determining that the conditions of the runways were adequate for safe aircraft landing."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CAB File No. 1-0011
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