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The co-pilot was flying the plane from the left seat in violation of company policy. Both pilots working together were unable to control the plane, as the wind had shifted from a headwind to a tailwind.
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420 F.2d 115 136 U.S.App.D.C. 273 Joan S. NEFF, Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Neff v.UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. No. 22262. United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
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was unable to maintain control of the aircraft, and it fell to earth two minutes after takeoff. The plane struck the ground left wing-first. It then cartwheeled wing-over-wing and caught fire.
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The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause of the accident to be the pilot's decision to take off in bad weather, and cited the weather itself as a contributing factor.
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in Newark, New Jersey. On July 2, 1963, the aircraft operating the flight, a
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Flight 112 attempted to take off on Rochester's runway 28 into a heavy
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with a total of 15,970 operational hours, crashed during
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Pilot error
bad weather
Rochester-Monroe Airport
Rochester, New York
43°07′24″N 77°40′32″W / 43.12333°N 77.67556°W / 43.12333; -77.67556
Martin 4-0-4
Mohawk Airlines
Registration
Rochester-Monroe Airport
Newark International Airport
passenger flight
Rochester-Monroe Airport
Newark International Airport
Martin 4-0-4
takeoff
thunderstorm
co-pilot
Accident description
Aviation Safety Network
420 F.2d 115 136 U.S.App.D.C. 273 Joan S. NEFF, Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Neff v.UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. No. 22262. United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
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