Estado: | |
Fecha: | lunes 17 marzo 1958 |
Tipo: | Martin 4-0-4 |
Operador: | Eastern Air Lines |
Registración: | N496A |
Numéro de série: | 14244 |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 10 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Melbourne, FL (MLB) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Jacksonville-Thomas Cole Imeson Municipal Airport, FL, Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Melbourne International Airport, FL (MLB/KMLB), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción:On finals to Melbourne, the left main undercarriage struck an unmarked pile of gravel at the approach end of the runway. On rollout the landing gear leg collapsed. The Martin 4-0-4 caught fire and burned.
Fuentes:
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Meriden Journal - Mar 17, 1958
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Map
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 Jacksonville-Thomas Cole Imeson Municipal Airport, FL to Melbourne International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 273 km (171 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.