Northeast Airlines Flight 285
1957 aviation accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northeast Airlines Flight 285 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Boston's Logan International Airport to New York's LaGuardia Airport with stops in Hyannis, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and New Bedford that crashed on September 15, 1957, while trying to land at New Bedford. Seven passengers and two crew members were killed in the crash and three passengers later died from injuries.[1][2] It was Northeast's second fatal crash of the year (the first was Northeast Airlines Flight 823) and was followed by another deadly crash the following year.[3][4]
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Accident | |
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Date | September 15, 1957 (1957-09-15) |
Summary | Premature descent due to incorrect perception caused by fog |
Site | Near New Bedford Regional Airport, Massachusetts 41°39′42″N 70°58′22″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
Operator | Northeast Airlines |
Registration | N34417 |
Flight origin | Martha's Vineyard Airport |
Destination | New Bedford Regional Airport |
Passengers | 21 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 12 |
Injuries | 12 |
Survivors | 12 |
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