| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 11, 1946 |
| Time: | 03:30 |
| Location: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Operator: | United Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 404 |
| Route: | Chicago - Cleveland |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-53D-DO) |
| Registration: | N19947 |
| cn / ln: | 4873 |
| Aboard: | 20 (passengers:17 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Struck power lines and trees and crashed 500 feet short of the runway. The error of the pilot in establishing an approach toward an area not cleared for landing as a result of having mistaken the end markers of Runway 23 for those of Runway 31. A contributing factor was the failure of the pilot to abandon his attempt to land at Cleveland Airport when confronted with weather conditions below the minimums prescribed for that airport. |
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