| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Monday 11 December 1967 |
| Time: | 15:26 |
| Type: |  Vickers 745D Viscount |
| Operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N7429 |
| MSN: | 127 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW), United States of America |
| Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK/KCAK), United States of America |
The Viscount overran the runway, coming to rest down a 20 feet embankment, 120yds from the runway end.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed and failed to initiate a go around."
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» NTSB File 1-0070Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI to Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH as the crow flies is 213 km (133 miles).
Distance from Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI to Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH as the crow flies is 213 km (133 miles).
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.
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
