Convair T-29 crash, Jan 9, 1975 (9 killed), Newport News...
Convair T-29 accident on January 9, 1975 near Newport News Virginia, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB (AAR-75-10) cited the limits of...
- Date: January 9, 1975
- Aircraft: Convair T-29
- Location: Newport News Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The NTSB (AAR-75-10) cited the limits of the see and avoid concept in a mixed controlled and uncontrolled terminal area, with the Cessna being hard to see against city lights as a secondary factor.
A USAF Convair T-29 approaching Langley AFB at night collided with a Cessna 150 over the James River near Newport News. Both aircraft fell into the river and all nine people on the two aircraft died.