Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 16 NOV 1959 |
| Zeit: | 00:55 CST |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-7B |
| Betrieben durch: | National Airlines |
| Gemietet von : | Delta Air Lines |
| Kennzeichen: | N4891C |
| Werknummer: | 45355/922 |
| Baujahr: | 1958 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 6578 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Wright R-3350 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 36 / Insassen: 36 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 42 / Insassen: 42 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 57 km (35.6 Meilen) E vom Land entfernt von Pilottown, LA [Gulf of Mexico] (Atlantischer Ozean)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA), USA |
| New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | 967 |
National Airlines Flight 967 took off from Tampa (TPA) at 23:32 for a flight to New Orleans (MSY) at FL140. At 00:55 the aircraft suddenly crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Intensive sea and air searches resulted in finding nine floating bodies and a small amount of floating debris the following morning. The main wreckage has not been located despite several well placed searches.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Because of the lack of physical evidence, the probable cause of this accident is unknown." Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Circular 64-AN/58 (77-79)
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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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 Tampa International Airport, FL to New Orleans International Airport, LA as the crow flies is 779 km (487 miles).
Distance from Tampa International Airport, FL to New Orleans International Airport, LA as the crow flies is 779 km (487 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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