Vliegtuigongeval op 15 SEP 1957 met Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) N34417 - New Bedford, MA
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:zondag 15 september 1957
Tijd:20:46
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3)
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Northeast Airlines
Registratie: N34417
Constructienummer: 7337
Bouwjaar: 1942
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 21
Totaal:slachtoffers: 12 / inzittenden: 24
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:New Bedford, MA (   Verenigde Staten)
Fase: Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Martha's Vineyard Airport, MA (MVY/KMVY), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:New Bedford Airport, MA (EWB/KEWB), Verenigde Staten
Vluchtnummer: 285
Beschrijving:
Northeast Flight 285 departed Martha's Vineyard for a flight to New Bedford at 20:19. After 19 minutes the crew contacted New Bedford at the start of the descent out of 4000 feet. The controller then passed on weather information to the crew: indefinite 200, obscuration; visibility 1 mile; fog; wind southeast 3; altimeter 30.02. The flight was immediately cleared for a straight in approach and landing at runway 05. Last radio contact was when the crew reported inbound over the outer marker. The DC-3 struck 2 45-50 feet high trees, some 4000 feet short of the runway. The right wing separated on impact, causing the aircraft to roll to the right, cutting a swath through a dense growth of trees until the stub right wing dug into the soft swamp floor. The aircraft cartwheeled until the left engine struck a large tree stump, causing the fuselage to break in two. The wreckage came to rest 600 feet past the point of initial contact with the trees.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot attempted to make a visual approach by descending prematurely in the approach area without adherence to the prescribed ILS approach procedure which was dictated by existing weather conditions."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.9, Circular 56-AN/51 (166-172)


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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Martha's Vineyard Airport, MA en New Bedford Airport, MA bedraagt 42 km (26 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.
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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 3371e ongeval
  • 1282e dodelijk ongeval
  • 306e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
  • 441e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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