Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Tuesday 2 July 1963 |
Time: | 16:49 |
Type: | Martin 4-0-4 |
Operator: | Mohawk Airlines |
Registration: | N449A |
MSN: | 14140 |
First flight: | 1952 |
Total airframe hrs: | 29817 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 40 |
Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 43 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Rochester-Monroe County Airport, NY (ROC) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Rochester-Monroe County Airport, NY (ROC/KROC), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America |
Flightnumber: | 112 |
Narrative:Takeoff from Rochester-Monroe County runway 28 was began as a thunderstorm moved over the runway from the West-Northwest. After lift-off, the aircraft entered an area of heavy rain, shifting winds and hail. The left wing made contact with the ground and the Martin cartwheeled to a stop.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A loss of control during an attempted takeoff into a severe thunderstorm."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
» CAB Accident Report File No. 1-0008
» ICAO Accident Digest No.15 - Volume I, Circular 78-AN/66 (109-113)
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Map
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 Rochester-Monroe County Airport, NY to Newark International Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 393 km (246 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.