Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Estado: | Preliminar - Oficial |
| Fecha: | 18 DIC 1954 |
| Hora: | ca 01:42 |
| Tipo: | Lockheed 18-07-01 Lodestar |
| Operador: | Sangamo Electric Company |
| Registración: | N711SE |
| Numéro de série: | 18-2091 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1941 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 1336 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca White Plains, NY (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ejecutivo |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | New London-Groton Airport, CT (GON/KGON), Estados Unidos de América |
| White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY (HPN/KHPN), Estados Unidos de América |
The Lodestar clipped trees about 800 feet before it struck the ground on a 680-foot knoll located on the ILS approach path. Ceiling was 300 feet, visibility 1 mile.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from New London-Groton Airport, CT to White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY as the crow flies is 141 km (88 miles).
Distance from New London-Groton Airport, CT to White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY as the crow flies is 141 km (88 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
