- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 29, 1963 |
Time: | 2244 |
Location: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Operator: | Continental Airlines |
Flight #: | 290 |
Route: | Midland, TX - Kansas City, MO |
AC Type: | Vickers Viscount 812 |
Registration: | N242V |
cn / ln: | 356 |
Aboard: | 8 (passengers:5 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:5 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While making a straight in approach, the aircraft continued flying over the runway to the south end and while at a height of 90 feet, suddenly pitched down and struck the ground. Icing of the horizontal stabilizer which led to loss of pitch control. |
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