Convair CV-880 crash, Nov 20, 1967 (70 killed), Cincinnat...
Convair CV-880 accident on November 20, 1967 near Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Kentucky, United States with 70 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: the crew...
- Date: November 20, 1967
- Aircraft: Convair CV-880
- Location: Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 70
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error: the crew attempted a visual approach without a glide slope at night in deteriorating weather and did not adequately cross check their altimeters (NTSB).
TWA Flight 128, a scheduled Convair 880 service from Los Angeles to Boston with stops at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, crashed on approach to Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport at night on 20 November 1967 in snow. Of 82 people aboard, 70 died and 12 survived with injuries. The NTSB attributed the accident to crew error during a visual approach without a glide slope.