- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 13, 1948 |
Time: | 0436 |
Location: | Oxon Hill, Maryland |
Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
Flight #: | 572 |
Route: | Atlanta - Washington D.C. |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3-201F |
Registration: | NC28384 |
cn / ln: | 4092 |
Aboard: | 9 (passengers:6 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:3 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed during approach, 5.2 miles short of the runway, in poor weather conditions. Failure of the crew to follow prescribed procedures and maintain a safe altitude during an ILS approach. |
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