- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 12, 1947 |
Time: | 0138 |
Location: | Near Galax, Virginia |
Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
Flight #: | 665 |
Route: | Akron, OH - Winston/Salem, NC |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | NC88872 |
cn / ln: | 3274 |
Aboard: | 19 (passengers:16 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft flew into the ground at an altitude of 2,500 ft., 63 miles northwest of Winston-Salem. The pilot took an unapproved route and let down without having positively determined the position of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the erroneous navigation of the pilot which on at least two occasions led him to believe that he was farther south than he actually was. |
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