American Airlines Flight 383 was a nonstop flight from New York to Cincinnati on November 8, 1965. The aircraft was a Boeing 727-123 aircraft with 62 people on board. The aircraft crashed on approach to the Greater Cincinnati Airport. Only four individuals survived including three passengers, and one flight attendant.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 727-123, registration number N1996, c/n 18901/153. The first flight of this aircraft was in Jun...
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American Airlines Flight 383 was a nonstop flight from New York to Cincinnati on November 8, 1965. The aircraft was a Boeing 727-123 aircraft with 62 people on board. The aircraft crashed on approach to the Greater Cincinnati Airport. Only four individuals survived including three passengers, and one flight attendant.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 727-123, registration number N1996, c/n 18901/153. The first flight of this aircraft was in June 15, 1965. It was delivered to American Airlines on June 28, 1965. At the time of the accident the total airframe hours were 938. The aircraft was powered by three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 engines.
The flight was delayed for 20 minutes in New York but the flight itself was uneventful. At 18:45, the crew called Cincinnati tower for an ETA of 19:05. The weather was fine near the airport except for thunder clouds developing northwest of the airport across the Ohio River valley. The aircraft approached the airport from the southeast and turned its...
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