8 November 1965 - American Airlines 383
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. Flight 383 was approaching Cincinnati runway 18 when it struck a wooded hillside of the Ohio River bank with the right wing. The aircraft skidded 300m through foliage and scrub before colliding with a number of trees, bursting into flames. N1996 impacted at 225ft below the airport elevation of 890ft msl. Weather at the time of the accident was poor: rain and thunderstorms.
Only four individuals survived; three passengers, and one flight attendant.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the crew to properly monitor the altimeters during a visual approach into deteriorating visibility conditions."
DOWNLOAD detailed description of the events and investigation of the crash from CASA Flight Safety Magazine (Feb 2006 issue)
AA: American 383
TWR: Cincinnati Tower
| AA | Cincinnati Tower ... we're six miles southeast and ... control VFR. |
| TWR | Runway 18, wind 230 degrees, five knots, altimeter 30. |
| AA | Roger, Runway 18. |
| TWR | Have you in sight - cleared to land. |
| AA | We're cleared to land, roger. How far west is that precip line now? |
| TWR | Looks like it's just about over the field at this time, sir. We're not getting anything on the field however ... if we have a windshift I'll keep you advised as you turn on to final. |
| AA | Thank you - we'de appreciate it. |
| TWR | We're beginning to pick up a little rain now. |
| AA | OK. |
| TWR | Have you still got the runway OK? |
| AA | Ah ... just barely ... we'll pick up the ILS here. |
| TWR | Approach lights, flashers and runway lights are all on high intensity. |
| AA | OK. |
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