- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 14, 1951 |
Time: | 1413 |
Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Operator: | National Airlines |
Flight #: | 83 |
Route: | Newark - Philadelphia |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
Registration: | N74685 |
cn / ln: | 43102 |
Aboard: | 28 (passengers:25 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane overshot the landing, ran into a ditch and caught fire. Pilot error in electing to land long, on a wet and snow covered runway instead of executing a missed approach. |
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