Date: | Thursday 28 August 1958 |
Time: | 03:29 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6B |
Owner/operator: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
Registration: | N575 |
MSN: | 45200/780 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP) |
Destination airport: | Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Fire broke out following the evacuation of the plane.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inattention to flight instruments during takeoff in conditions of reduced visibility."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | final report |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (196-199)
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