1961 Cincinnati Zantop DC-4 crash: Difference between revisions
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==Crash== |
==Crash== |
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The pilot, Calvin Goutier, co-pilot Richard Breathren and the filght engineer (no name or further information on record) were flying from Detroit carrying automotive parts for [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] to the airport for a routine landing while en route to [[Atlanta, Georgia]] <ref>''Albuquerque Tribune'', Tuesday November 14, 1961</ref>. Upon crashing the fuselage broke in two pieces and the wreckage was strewn along a 400-foot path. The crash occurred about 5:26 am.<ref name="ReferenceA">''New Castle News'', Wednesday November 15, 1961</ref> |
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The plane had been tracked by radar and suddenly disappeared from the radar screen, and airport authorities saw a large flash.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
The plane had been tracked by radar and suddenly disappeared from the radar screen, and airport authorities saw a large flash.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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Revision as of 16:02, 26 November 2011
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Zantop Air Transport, American Airlines Flight 383 and TWA Flight 128. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2009. |
| Accident | |
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| Date | November 14, 1961 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Hebron, Kentucky |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 (former C-54) |
| Operator | Zantop Air Transport |
| Registration | N30061 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 3 |
A Zantop Air Transport DC-4 was on its final approach down to Greater Cincinnati Airport runway 18, when it clipped some trees, lost altitude and crashed into a wooded area near the airport.[1]. This aircraft was the first of at least three aircraft on their final approach that failed to reach the safety of runway 18 at the Greater Cincinnati Airport, becoming victims of the area's hilly terrain with steep changes in elevation from the Ohio River[1].
Crash
The pilot, Calvin Goutier, co-pilot Richard Breathren and the filght engineer (no name or further information on record) were flying from Detroit carrying automotive parts for General Motors to the airport for a routine landing while en route to Atlanta, Georgia [2]. Upon crashing the fuselage broke in two pieces and the wreckage was strewn along a 400-foot path. The crash occurred about 5:26 am.[3]
The plane had been tracked by radar and suddenly disappeared from the radar screen, and airport authorities saw a large flash.[3]
The crew got out of the plane wreckage through an escape hatch, surviving with minor injuries (Goutier a sprained ankle and Breathren a leg injury)[4]. They walked to KY Route 20, about 1½ miles 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 surviving crew members.
Aircraft
This DC-4 aircraft was originally USAAF C-54, s/n 42-72226, purchased by Douglas Aircraft Oct 1, 1945 and converted to a DC-4. Subsequently it was sold to United Airlines Jan 9, 1946 as N30061, then leased by Slick Airways Jun 20, 1956. Later it was bought by Lockheed Aircraft Corp Jun 4, 1959, and leased to Slick Airways until Jun 1960. Zantop Air Transport bought the aircraft Jun 1960 and operated it as a cargo plane until it crashed. [2]
Aftermath
The pilot, Goutier, sustained a sprained ankle and the co-pilot, Breathren, had a slight leg injury which occurred as he was exiting the hatch with Goutier's help.[5].