- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 29, 1951 |
Time: | 2225 |
Location: | Near Little Valley, New York |
Operator: | Continental Charters |
Flight #: | 44-2 |
Route: | Miami - Pittsburgh - Buffalo |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46A-50-CU |
Registration: | N3944C |
cn / ln: | 30466 |
Aboard: | 40 (passengers:36 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 26 (passengers:23 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Proceeding at a low altitude to maintain reference with the ground in nearly zero ceiling and visibility , the plane drifted off course and crashed into a hill 15 miles east of the direct route. Flying VFR under IFR conditions. The captain's poor judgement in attempting a flight by visual reference during instrument weather conditions. |
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