Détails:
Capital flight 983 touched down on the Charleston runway 32. The captain found braking to be ineffective and chose to groundloop the aircraft. During this manoeuvre the Constellation skidded and slid down a steep embankment. The aircraft caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's action of landing the aircraft too fast on the wet runway under conditions conducive to aquaplaning, making early deceleration impossible. An additional factor was the poor co-ordination of the crew throughout the approach and landing."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mardi 12 mai 1959 |
| Heure: | 15:20 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed L-049E-46 Constellation |
| Compagnie: | Capital Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N2735A |
| Numéro de série: | 1978 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Heures de vol: | 29589 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Wright R-3350 (972TC18DA3) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 38 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 44 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV (CRW) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV (CRW/KCRW), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | 983 |
Capital flight 983 touched down on the Charleston runway 32. The captain found braking to be ineffective and chose to groundloop the aircraft. During this manoeuvre the Constellation skidded and slid down a steep embankment. The aircraft caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's action of landing the aircraft too fast on the wet runway under conditions conducive to aquaplaning, making early deceleration impossible. An additional factor was the poor co-ordination of the crew throughout the approach and landing."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (124-126)Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA et Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV est de 261 km (163 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
La distance entre Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA et Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV est de 261 km (163 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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