Mohawk Airlines Flight 112

1963 aviation accident

43°07′24″N 77°40′32″W / 43.12333°N 77.67556°W / 43.12333; -77.67556AircraftAircraft typeMartin 4-0-4OperatorMohawk Airlines, Inc.RegistrationN449AFlight originRochester-Monroe Airport, Rochester, New YorkLast stopoverNewark International Airport, Newark, New JerseyPassengers40Crew3Fatalities7Injuries36Survivors36

Mohawk Airlines Flight 112 was a scheduled passenger flight from Rochester-Monroe Airport in Rochester, New York to Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. On July 2, 1963, the aircraft operating the flight, a Martin 4-0-4 with a total of 15,970 operational hours, crashed during takeoff. The accident killed 7 people (2 crewmen and 5 passengers) and injured 36.

Flight 112 attempted to take off on Rochester's runway 28 into a heavy thunderstorm. The co-pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft, and it fell to earth two minutes after takeoff. The plane struck the ground left wing-first. It then cartwheeled wing-over-wing and caught fire.

The co-pilot was flying the plane from the left seat in violation of company policy. Both pilots working together were unable to control the plane, as the wind had shifted from a headwind to a tailwind.

The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause of the accident to be the pilot's decision to take off in bad weather, and cited the weather itself as a contributing factor.

References

Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
420 F.2d 115 136 U.S.App.D.C. 273 Joan S. NEFF, Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Neff v.UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. No. 22262. United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit. (Archive)

External links

Final report - Civil Aeronautics Board
1963 Mohawk Airlines Crash at Monroe County Airport Professional Firefighters (Archive)

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1963 (1963)

Jan 13

Elephant Mountain B-52 crash

Feb 1

1963 Ankara mid-air collision

Feb 12

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705

Mar 2

Philippine Airlines Flight 984

Mar 5

Aeroflot Flight 191

Mar 5

Camden PA-24 crash

Apr 4

Aeroflot Flight 25

Jun 3

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293

Jul 2

Mohawk Airlines Flight 112

Jul 3

NZ National Airways Flight 441

Jul 13

Aeroflot Flight 012

Jul 27

United Arab Airlines Flight 869

Aug 21

Aeroflot Flight 366

Aug 24

Aeroflot Flight 663

Sep 4

Swissair Flight 306

Oct 22

BAC One-Eleven test crash

Nov 8

Aero Flight 217

Nov 22

Poonch IAF helicopter crash

Nov 29

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831

Dec 8

Pan Am Flight 214

1962 ◄ ► 1964

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