Détails:
Against standard company procedure the flight continued direct to Winston-Salem instead of via the Greensboro range. A let-down was started without definitely establishing the position of the aircraft in relation to the Winston-Salem radio station. The DC-3 flew into the ground in rugged country 63 miles NW of Winston-Salem at an altitude of about 2500 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The action of the pilot in attempting a let-down without having positively determined the position of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the erroneous navigation of the pilot which on at least two occasions led him to believe that he was farther south than he actually was"
» CAB File No. 1-0005-47
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | dimanche 12 janvier 1947 |
| Heure: | 01:38 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-49-DO (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Immatriculation: | NC88872 |
| Numéro de série: | 3274 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1941 |
| Heures de vol: | 7680 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Wright R-1820-G202A |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 15 / à bord: 16 |
| Total: | victimes: 18 / à bord: 19 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Galax, VA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK/KCAK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Winston-Salem-Smith-Reynolds Airport, NC (INT/KINT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | EA665 |
Against standard company procedure the flight continued direct to Winston-Salem instead of via the Greensboro range. A let-down was started without definitely establishing the position of the aircraft in relation to the Winston-Salem radio station. The DC-3 flew into the ground in rugged country 63 miles NW of Winston-Salem at an altitude of about 2500 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The action of the pilot in attempting a let-down without having positively determined the position of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the erroneous navigation of the pilot which on at least two occasions led him to believe that he was farther south than he actually was"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 45)» CAB File No. 1-0005-47
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH et Winston-Salem-Smith-Reynolds Airport, NC est de 539 km (337 miles).
La distance entre Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH et Winston-Salem-Smith-Reynolds Airport, NC est de 539 km (337 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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