ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2708
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| Date: | Friday 19 June 1964 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 680 Super |
| Owner/operator: | Standard International Corp. |
| Registration: | N344S |
| MSN: | 680-448-119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Southhampton, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | DCA |
| BAF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The charter flight carrying U.S. Senators Ted Kennedy and Birch Bayh was on IFR approach to Barnes Municipal Airport when it suddenly went into a steep climb, before crashing three miles short of the airport. Both Senators and Bayh's wife survived, Kennedy with serious injuries. Edward Moss, Kennedy's aide, and pilot Edwin T. Zimny died in the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB
2. Time - Teddy's Ordeal
3. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=8271369&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2009 08:01 | XLerate | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2009 00:00 | copilot | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2009 03:44 | Anon. | Updated |
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