Narrative:
Crashed and caught fire while on a runway 05 ILS approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight encountered local fog and restricted visibility during the final portion of an ILS approach, and a missed approach procedure came too late to prevent the aircraft from descending into ground obstructions."
» ICAO Accident Digest No.8, Circular 54-AN/49 (22-26)
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 December 1955 |
| Time: | 03:43 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N112A |
| MSN: | 2533 |
| First flight: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 29941 |
| Engines: | 4 Wright R-3350 (749C18BD1) Cyclone |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) SW of Jacksonville-Thomas Cole Imeson Municipal Airport, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| Jacksonville-Thomas Cole Imeson Municipal Airport, FL, United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | EA642 |
Crashed and caught fire while on a runway 05 ILS approach.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight encountered local fog and restricted visibility during the final portion of an ILS approach, and a missed approach procedure came too late to prevent the aircraft from descending into ground obstructions."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (215-220)» ICAO Accident Digest No.8, Circular 54-AN/49 (22-26)
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Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Jacksonville-Thomas Cole Imeson Municipal Airport, FL as the crow flies is 528 km (330 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Jacksonville-Thomas Cole Imeson Municipal Airport, FL as the crow flies is 528 km (330 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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