Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 March 1937
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-112
Owner/operator: Transcontinental & Western Air – TWA
Registration Number: NC13730
Location: near Clifton, PA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Airplane wing tips and aileronsAirplane wing tips and ailerons
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of control due to excessive ice buildup on the wing tips and ailerons near Clifton, Pennsylvania, resulting in a crash near Pittsburgh. The flight path began in Newark, NJ, followed by a route to Philadelphia, PA, and finally to Pittsburgh, PA, and then Chicago, IL.A small aircraft experienced a loss of control due to excessive ice buildup on the wing tips and ailerons near Clifton, Pennsylvania, resulting in a crash near Pittsburgh. The flight path began in Newark, NJ, followed by a route to Philadelphia, PA, and finally to Pittsburgh, PA, and then Chicago, IL.
Description
Crashed nose first in a small gully near Clifton, 7 miles (11 km) from Pittsburgh due to icing. The full routing of this flight was: Newark, NJ – Camden, NJ (Philadelphia) – Pittsburgh, PA – Chicago, IL. It is the opinion of the Accident Board that the probable cause of this accident was a heavy accumulation of ice on the airplane wing tips and ailerons which rendered the airplane uncontrollable.
Primary Cause
Heavy accumulation of ice on the airplane wing tips and ailerons.Heavy accumulation of ice on the airplane wing tips and ailerons.Share on:
