1961 Cincinnati Zantop DC-4 crash
Accident | |
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Date | November 14, 1961 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Hebron, Kentucky, U.S. |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 |
Operator | Zantop Air Transport |
Registration | N30061 |
Flight origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupants | 3 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 3 |
A Zantop Air Transport Douglas DC-4 was on its final approach to Greater Cincinnati Airport runway 18 (now runway 18C), when it clipped some trees and crashed into a wooded area north of the airport.[1] This was the first of at least three aircraft on their final approach that failed to reach runway 18 at the Greater Cincinnati Airport, becoming victims of the area's hilly terrain with steep changes in elevation from the Ohio River,[2] the others being American Airlines Flight 383 and TWA Flight 128.
Crash
The pilot, Calvin Goutier, the co-pilot, Richard Breathren, and the unnamed
The plane had been tracked by radar and suddenly disappeared from the radar screen, and airport authorities saw a large flash.[4]
The crew exited through an escape hatch, surviving with minor injuries (Goutier a sprained ankle and Breathren a leg injury).[5] They walked to Kentucky Route 20, about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) away, for help. A passing motorist, who worked for Delta Air Lines, noted a person walking out of the woods and continued driving to the airport.[citation needed] Later, Delta employees picked up the crew members.
Aircraft
The DC-4 aircraft involved was originally a
References
External links
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network