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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307 was a scheduled international flight with several domestic legs in the United States with the routing Washington, DC–Detroit–Madison–Rochester–Minneapolis-St. Paul–Winnipeg. On 7 March 1950, the flight was operated by a Martin 2-0-2, registered N93050, when it crashed into a house on approach to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport after first hitting a flagpole at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.[1] The three crew members and ten passengers on board were all killed, as were two children, Janet and Tom Doughty, in the house.[2]

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307
A Martin 2-0-2 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date7 March 1950
SummaryPilot error, controlled flight into terrain
SiteMinneapolis, Minnesota
44°54′32.6916″N 93°17′39.2094″W
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMartin 2-0-2
OperatorNorthwest Orient Airlines
RegistrationN93050
Occupants13
Passengers10
Crew3
Fatalities13
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities2

Accident


Flight 307 was attempting to land at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in the midst of a snowstorm.[1] On approach, the left wing hit a 70-foot flagpole about 4,180 feet from the touchdown point and 650 feet west of the approach center line at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. [1] Captain Donald B. Jones attempted to maneuver the aircraft around for another landing attempt when, about 3.8 miles northwest of the airport, a section of the left wing detached and fell near the Washburn Park Water Tower in the Tangletown neighborhood. Due to asymmetrical lift, the aircraft plummeted into the Doughty family house at 1116 Minnehaha Parkway West[3] from a height of about 300 feet.[1] The aircraft and house, plus two adjacent dwellings, were destroyed by fire, and two children, Janet and Tommy, were in their beds upstairs and were killed.[1]


Aircraft


The aircraft was a Martin 2-0-2 twin-engined piston airliner designed to carry 42 passengers. It had been delivered new to Northwest Orient Airlines on 6 May 1948 as registration N93050.[4]


Probable cause


The probable cause of the crash was an attempt to complete an approach with a loss of visual reference to the ground.[1]


References


Citations
  1. Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 3/50
  2. Meersman, Tom (29 July 2011), "Keeping a Tragedy from Fading.", Star Tribune, Minneapolis, pp. A1, archived from the original on 18 August 2012, retrieved 30 July 2011
  3. Hudson, Bill. "Long Forgotten NWA Crash In Mpls. Stirs Memories". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. Eastwood 1991, p. 267
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[de] Northwest-Airlines-Flug 307

Northwest-Airlines-Flug 307 (Flugnummer: NW307, Funkrufzeichen NORTHWEST 307) war ein internationaler Linienflug der Northwest Airlines vom Washington National Airport zum Flughafen Winnipeg mit planmäßigen Zwischenstopps auf dem Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, dem Flughafen Madison-Dane County, dem Rochester International Airport und dem Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Am 7. März 1950 verunglückte auf diesem Flug die Martin 2-0-2 N93050 auf dem inländischen Flugabschnitt von Minneapolis nach Madison, nachdem aufgrund der Wetterverhältnisse auf die Zwischenlandung in Rochester verzichtet worden war. Die zu tief geflogene Maschine kollidierte mit Hindernissen und brach wenig später aufgrund einer Schwächung der Flugzeugstruktur in der Luft auseinander. Bei dem Unfall starben alle 13 Insassen der Maschine sowie zwei Personen am Boden.
- [en] Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307



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