Summary
On November 12, 1995, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-83 (N566AA) was involved in an accident near East Granby, CT. The accident resulted in 1 minor injury, with 77 people uninjured out of 78 aboard. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The flightcrew's failure to maintain the required minimum descent altitude until the required visual references identifiable with the runway were in sight. Contributing factors were the failure of the BDL approach controller to furnish the flightcrew with a current altimeter setting, and the flightcrew's failure to ask for a more current setting. (NTSB Report AAR-96/05 adopted 11/13/96).
On November 12, 1995, at 0057 est, an American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80, registered in the US as N566AA, struck trees on a ridge line 2.65 miles from the end of runway 15 at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. The airplane then landed safely at the airport. One of the 72 passengers received a minor injury during the emergency evacuation. None of the 5 crewmembers were injured. The flight was operating under CFR Part 121 in instrument meteorological conditions. It originated at O'Hare International Airport about two hours before the accident. See NTSB/AAR-96/05 for details.
This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA96MA008. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N566AA.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the flightcrew's failure to maintain the required minimum descent altitude until the required visual references identifiable with the runway were in sight. Contributing factors were the failure of the BDL approach controller to furnish the flightcrew with a current altimeter setting, and the flightcrew's failure to ask for a more current setting. (NTSB Report AAR-96/05 adopted 11/13/96)
Aircraft Information
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Analysis
On November 12, 1995, at 0057 est, an American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80, registered in the US as N566AA, struck trees on a ridge line 2.65 miles from the end of runway 15 at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. The airplane then landed safely at the airport. One of the 72 passengers received a minor injury during the emergency evacuation. None of the 5 crewmembers were injured. The flight was operating under CFR Part 121 in instrument meteorological conditions. It originated at O'Hare International Airport about two hours before the accident. See NTSB/AAR-96/05 for details.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA96MA008