- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 06, 1958 |
Time: | 2319 |
Location: | Freeland, Michigan |
Operator: | Capital Airlines |
Flight #: | 67 |
Route: | New York - Detroit - Saginaw - Chicago |
AC Type: | Vickers Viscount 745D |
Registration: | N7437 |
cn / ln: | 135 |
Aboard: | 47 (passengers:44 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 47 (passengers:44 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft stalled and crashed into a corn field, 300 feet short of the runway, while making a landing attempt at Tri-City Airport in restricted visibility of rain and snow. The aircraft struck the ground nose first, then flipped over and broke apart. Icing of the horizontal stabilizer leading to loss of pitch control. |
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