- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 17, 1929 |
Time: | 1700 |
Location: | Newark, New Jersey |
Operator: | Colonial Western Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Sightseeing |
AC Type: | Ford 5-AT-B Tri Motor |
Registration: | NC7683 |
cn / ln: | 4-AT-41 |
Aboard: | 15 (passengers:13 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 14 (passengers:13 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane was making the last of a number of sightseeing flights when two of it's three engines failed. The plane stalled and went out of control at an altitude of 200 ft. and crashed into a railroad freight car. Engine failure followed by a stall during an emergency landing attempt. |
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