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'''Capital Airlines Flight 67''' was domestic scheduled passenger [[flight number|flight]] operated by [[Capital Airlines]] that crashed on final approach to [[Freeland, Michigan]], USA, during a severe [[snowstorm]] on April 6, 1958. The flight was en route from [[Bishop International Airport|Flint-Bishop Airport]] to the [[Freeland-Tri City Airport]] (now MBS International Airport) when it crashed.<ref name="cab">{{cite web
'''Capital Airlines Flight 67''' was domestic scheduled passenger [[flight number|flight]] operated by [[Capital Airlines]] that crashed on final approach to [[Freeland, Michigan]], USA, during a severe [[snowstorm]] on April 6, 1958. The flight was en route from [[Bishop International Airport|Flint-Bishop Airport]] to the [[Freeland-Tri City Airport]] (now MBS International Airport) when it crashed.<ref name="cab">{{cite web
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| accessdate= <!-- December 16, 2009 -->}} ([http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?browse&rn=662%22 text version] also available)<br />''(if links above fail to load report, visit [http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/ http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net] and select "Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965)", then retry report links)''</ref> Flight 67 was the first of four fatal crashes in the space of two years involving Capital Airlines [[Vickers Viscount]]s;<ref name="asncapital">[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5034 Capital Airlines accidents and incidents]</ref> the others were Capital Airlines Flight 300 (May 1958),<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19580520-1|title=Capital Airlines Flight 300}}</ref> [[Capital Airlines Flight 75]] (May 1959) and [[Capital Airlines Flight 20]] (January 1960).
}}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ([http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?browse&rn=662%22 text version] {{wayback|url=http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?browse&rn=662%22 |date=20110823112843 }} also available)<br />''(if links above fail to load report, visit [http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/ http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net] and select "Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965)", then retry report links)''</ref> Flight 67 was the first of four fatal crashes in the space of two years involving Capital Airlines [[Vickers Viscount]]s;<ref name="asncapital">[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5034 Capital Airlines accidents and incidents]</ref> the others were Capital Airlines Flight 300 (May 1958),<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19580520-1|title=Capital Airlines Flight 300}}</ref> [[Capital Airlines Flight 75]] (May 1959) and [[Capital Airlines Flight 20]] (January 1960).


Approach conditions towards Freeland were poor due to the weather; there was restricted visibility, and conditions were ripe for [[atmospheric icing|icing]]. The plane's crew apparently attempted a steep turn to align the craft with the [[runway]]. This caused the plane to stall, which was followed by a spin.<ref name="asn"/> The crew could not regain control, leading to the crash of the plane.
Approach conditions towards Freeland were poor due to the weather; there was restricted visibility, and conditions were ripe for [[atmospheric icing|icing]]. The plane's crew apparently attempted a steep turn to align the craft with the [[runway]]. This caused the plane to stall, which was followed by a spin.<ref name="asn"/> The crew could not regain control, leading to the crash of the plane.


The official cause of the crash was listed as an undetected buildup of ice on the [[horizontal stabilizer]] which, coupled with airspeed and the design of the aircraft, caused it to lose control.<ref name="asn">{{ASN accident|id=19580406-0|title=Capital Airlines Flight 67}}</ref> Furthermore, the aircraft's stall warning device was inoperative.<ref name="cab"/><ref name="midland">{{cite news
The official cause of the crash was listed as an undetected buildup of ice on the [[horizontal stabilizer]] which, coupled with airspeed and the design of the aircraft, caused it to lose control.<ref name="asn">{{ASN accident|id=19580406-0|title=Capital Airlines Flight 67}}</ref> Furthermore, the aircraft's stall warning device was inoperative.<ref name="cab"/><ref name="midland">{{cite news
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A [[memorial]] to the victims was unveiled in a local cemetery in 2001.<ref name="memorial">{{cite web
A [[memorial]] to the victims was unveiled in a local cemetery in 2001.<ref name="memorial">{{cite web

Revision as of 16:10, 14 November 2016

Capital Airlines Flight 67
Accident
DateApril 6, 1958
SummaryStall, loss of control
SiteSaginaw Bay near Freeland, Michigan
43°31′14.05″N 84°5′54.91″W / 43.5205694°N 84.0985861°W / 43.5205694; -84.0985861
Aircraft typeVickers Viscount
OperatorCapital Airlines
RegistrationN7437
Flight originFlint-Bishop Airport
DestinationFreeland-Tri City Airport
Passengers44
Crew3
Fatalities47 (all)
Survivors0

Capital Airlines Flight 67 was domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by Capital Airlines that crashed on final approach to Freeland, Michigan, USA, during a severe snowstorm on April 6, 1958. The flight was en route from Flint-Bishop Airport to the Freeland-Tri City Airport (now MBS International Airport) when it crashed.[1] Flight 67 was the first of four fatal crashes in the space of two years involving Capital Airlines Vickers Viscounts;[2] the others were Capital Airlines Flight 300 (May 1958),[3] Capital Airlines Flight 75 (May 1959) and Capital Airlines Flight 20 (January 1960).

Approach conditions towards Freeland were poor due to the weather; there was restricted visibility, and conditions were ripe for icing. The plane's crew apparently attempted a steep turn to align the craft with the runway. This caused the plane to stall, which was followed by a spin.[4] The crew could not regain control, leading to the crash of the plane.

The official cause of the crash was listed as an undetected buildup of ice on the horizontal stabilizer which, coupled with airspeed and the design of the aircraft, caused it to lose control.[4] Furthermore, the aircraft's stall warning device was inoperative.[1][5]

A memorial to the victims was unveiled in a local cemetery in 2001.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Civil Aeronautics Board Accident Report, Docket no. SA-331, File no. 1-0031" (PDF).[permanent dead link] (text version Template:Wayback also available)
    (if links above fail to load report, visit http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net and select "Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965)", then retry report links)
  2. ^ Capital Airlines accidents and incidents
  3. ^ Accident description for Capital Airlines Flight 300 at the Aviation Safety Network
  4. ^ a b Accident description for Capital Airlines Flight 67 at the Aviation Safety Network
  5. ^ Winger, Doug (March 24, 2008). "47 perish: Easter Sunday plane crash at Tri-City Airport remembered 50 years later". Midland Daily News.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Henson, Stacey (April 6, 2008). "Crash of Capital Airlines Flight 67 lingers like contrails in the mind of an Essexville, Michigan, author and plane enthusiast". Saginaw news archives, mlive.com.
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