- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 15, 1964 |
Time: | 2025 |
Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Operator: | Bonanza Airlines |
Flight #: | 114 |
Route: | Phoenix - Las Vegas |
AC Type: | Fairchild F-27A |
Registration: | N745L |
cn / ln: | 0029 |
Aboard: | 29 (passengers:26 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 29 (passengers:26 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into rising terrain 9.7 miles south southwest of Mc Carran Field in a snowstorm during an approach to the airport. Captain's misinterpretation of approach charts leading to premature descent below obstructing terrain. After years of legal court battles, a U.S. District Court Judge concluded that the landing charts provided by Jeppesen were the main cause of the accident. |
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