Unfallbericht:
Crashed into trees in bad weather at night on wooded hillside 60 miles (97 km) from its destination Newark.
Causes:
Error on the part of the pilot for attempting to go down under the overcast without first definitely proving his position.
Improper dispatching for clearing the flight into an area of predicted bad weather, particularly when the area cleared through did not permit a safe return, and
Static conditions encountered which rendered reception of the radio range signales over the airplane's range receivers unintelligible.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Samstag 19 Dezember 1936 |
| Zeit: | 20:47 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas DC-2-112 |
| Betrieben durch: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Gemietet von : | North American Aviation |
| Kennzeichen: | NC13732 |
| Werknummer: | 1258 |
| Baujahr: | 1934 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 8 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 11 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 6,5 km (4.1 Meilen) NE of Milford, PA ( USA)
|
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS), USA |
| Newark Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), USA |
Crashed into trees in bad weather at night on wooded hillside 60 miles (97 km) from its destination Newark.
Probable Cause:
Causes:
Error on the part of the pilot for attempting to go down under the overcast without first definitely proving his position.
Improper dispatching for clearing the flight into an area of predicted bad weather, particularly when the area cleared through did not permit a safe return, and
Static conditions encountered which rendered reception of the radio range signales over the airplane's range receivers unintelligible.
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Distance from Charleston Municipal Airport, SC to Newark Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 1005 km (628 miles).
Distance from Charleston Municipal Airport, SC to Newark Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 1005 km (628 miles).
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