| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | miércoles 25 febrero 1948 |
| Hora: | 06:00 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3C) |
| Operador: | Bruning Aviation |
| Registración: | NC36498 |
| Numéro de série: | 12527 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 3300 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Columbus, OH ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pittsburgh (unknown airport), PA, Estados Unidos de América |
| Columbus (unknown airport), OH, Estados Unidos de América |
The captain descended below minima while on an instrument approach to Columbus. The DC-3 struck trees and crashed at an elevation of 1140 feet; the minimum altitude for that part being 1600 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the continuation of an instrument approach below an altitude sufficient to clear the terrain en route."
Fuentes:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 47)» CAB File No. 1-0033
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