- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 23, 1962 |
Time: | 1224 |
Location: | Ellicott City, Maryland |
Operator: | United Air Lines |
Flight #: | 297 |
Route: | Newark - Washington D.C. |
AC Type: | Vickers Viscount 745D |
Registration: | N7430 |
cn / ln: | 128 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:14 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:14 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft penetrated a flock of Whistling Swans at 6,000 ft. One, estimated to be 13 pounds, struck the leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer, weakening the structure and causing it to detach. The aircraft lost control and broke-up in mid-air and crashed. Separation of the horizontal stabilizers, which had been weakened by a collision with a Whistling Swan. |
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