- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 07, 1936 |
Time: | 1020 |
Location: | Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
Operator: | Trans Continental and Western Air |
Flight #: | 1 |
Route: | Newark - Los Angeles |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-2-112 |
Registration: | NC13721 |
cn / ln: | 1247 |
Aboard: | 14 (passengers:11 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:10 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into Chestnut Ridge in fog. The poor judgment on the part of the pilot for flying by visual ground observation methods after having descended through the clouds and overcast in mountainous terrain at a point unknown to him. Because of clouds and poor visibility, this required flying close to the ground whereas the safest method under such circumstances was to climb into or above the overcast to a safe altitude and determine the location of the plane by instruments and radio. |
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