| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 27, 1968 |
| Time: | 1757 |
| Location: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Operator: | Ozark Air Lines / Private |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Peoria, IL - St. Louis, MO |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and Cessna 150F |
| Registration: | N970Z/N8669G |
| cn / ln: | 45772/30 |
| Aboard: | 51 (passengers:45 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Midair collision. Both planes were in a landing pattern. The collision resulted in damage to the DC9's wing with fuel pouring out but the plane was able to make a safe landing. Two killed on the Cessna, no one killed on the DC-9. Inadequacy of current VFR standards. The DC-9 crew not sighting the Cessna in time to avoid it. Congested traffic pattern. |
Sources
Copyright © Richard Kebabjian / www.planecrashinfo.com