- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 28, 1951 |
Time: | 1932 |
Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Operator: | United Air Lines |
Flight #: | 129 |
Route: | Cleveland - Fort Wayne - South Bend - Chicago |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | N16088 |
cn / ln: | 1927 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed after being caught in a squall line with 65-85 mph winds and heavy rain. Windshear. The severe downdraft encountered which caused the aircraft to strike the ground in a near level attitude. |
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