Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 November 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: National Airlines
Registration Number: N8228H
Location: Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: Tower personnel’s surveillance and warning of runway activity.Tower personnel’s surveillance and warning of runway activity.
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Vickers Viscount aircraft, Northeast Flight 120, landed on runway 04R near Boston. A National Airlines DC-6, National Airlines Flight 429, attempted to takeoff from runway 09, resulting in a collision. The Board determined the collision was caused by the pilot of National 429 failing to obtain clearance before takeoff, compounded by insufficient tower surveillance and inadequate warning to the pilot.A Vickers Viscount aircraft, Northeast Flight 120, landed on runway 04R near Boston. A National Airlines DC-6, National Airlines Flight 429, attempted to takeoff from runway 09, resulting in a collision. The Board determined the collision was caused by the pilot of National 429 failing to obtain clearance before takeoff, compounded by insufficient tower surveillance and inadequate warning to the pilot.
Description
Northeast Flight 120, a Vickers Viscount, arrived near Boston and was cleared to land on runway 04R. During the landing rollout a DC-6, National Airlines Flight 429, was attempting to takeoff from runway 09. Both aircraft collided. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The Board finds this ground collision accident occurred as the result of commencement of takeoff by National 429 without clearance. Contributing factors were the failure of tower personnel to provide adequate surveillance of the active runway and to issue an appropriate warning message to the pilot of National 429 alerting him to the impending traffic confliction.”
Primary Cause
Failure to obtain clearance before takeoff by National 429.Failure to obtain clearance before takeoff by National 429.Share on:
