Unfallbericht:
The aircraft, on a VOR instrument approach to runway 24, suddenly entered a heavy fog bank. The crew lost sight of the runway and ground; the aircraft struck the ground 1450 feet short of the runway and 600 feet to the right of the extended centerline.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the deficient judgment and technique of the pilot during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions in failing to abandon the approach when a visibility of one-eights mile was reported, and descending to a dangerously low altitude while still a considerable distance from the runway."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Freitag 15 August 1958 |
| Zeit: | 23:34 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Convair CV-240-2 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Northeast Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | N90670 |
| Werknummer: | 90 |
| Baujahr: | 1948 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 26792 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB3 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 22 / Insassen: 31 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 25 / Insassen: 34 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 0,4 km (0.3 Meilen) NE of Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA (ACK) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), USA |
| Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA (ACK/KACK), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | 258 |
The aircraft, on a VOR instrument approach to runway 24, suddenly entered a heavy fog bank. The crew lost sight of the runway and ground; the aircraft struck the ground 1450 feet short of the runway and 600 feet to the right of the extended centerline.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the deficient judgment and technique of the pilot during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions in failing to abandon the approach when a visibility of one-eights mile was reported, and descending to a dangerously low altitude while still a considerable distance from the runway."
Accident investigation:
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Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (180-188)Fotos
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Distance from New York-La Guardia Airport, NY to Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA as the crow flies is 322 km (201 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from New York-La Guardia Airport, NY to Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA as the crow flies is 322 km (201 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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