- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 07, 1950 |
Time: | 2059 |
Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Operator: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
Flight #: | 307 |
Route: | Rochester Minn. - Minneapolis |
AC Type: | Martin 202 |
Registration: | N93050 |
cn / ln: | 9134 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Ground: | 2 |
Summary: | The aircraft flew 128 below the ILS glideslope and crashed into a flag pole, well marked by red neon obstruction lights, on approach in blowing snow. Pilot's attempt to land visual rather than ILS after visual reference to the ground was lost. |
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