Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307 was a scheduled domestic flight in the United States routing Washington, DC–Detroit–Madison–Rochester–Minneapolis-St. Paul–Winnipeg. On 7 March 1950, the flight was operated by a Martin 2-0-2
, registered
N93050, when it crashed into a house on approach to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
after first hitting a flagpole. The three crew members and ten passengers on board, along with two children in the house, were all killed.
, the area had blowing snow. The left wing hit a 70 foot flagpole about 4180 feet from the touchdown point and 650 feet west of the approach center line. The aircraft was about 3.8 miles northwest of the airport when a section of the left wing detached and the aircraft dived into a house, located at 1116 Minnehaha Parkway West , from a height of about 300 feet. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and two children in the house were killed.
twin-engined piston airliner designed to carry 42 passengers. It had been delivered new to Northwest Orient Airlines on 6 May 1948 as registration
N93050.
Martin 2-0-2
The Martin 2-0-2 was one of the first modern airliners. The twin-engined piston aircraft was designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company.-Design and development:...
, registered
Aircraft registration
An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
N93050, when it crashed into a house on approach to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.-Overview:...
after first hitting a flagpole. The three crew members and ten passengers on board, along with two children in the house, were all killed.
Accident
Flight 307 was attempting to land at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMinneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.-Overview:...
, the area had blowing snow. The left wing hit a 70 foot flagpole about 4180 feet from the touchdown point and 650 feet west of the approach center line. The aircraft was about 3.8 miles northwest of the airport when a section of the left wing detached and the aircraft dived into a house, located at 1116 Minnehaha Parkway West , from a height of about 300 feet. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and two children in the house were killed.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Martin 2-0-2Martin 2-0-2
The Martin 2-0-2 was one of the first modern airliners. The twin-engined piston aircraft was designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company.-Design and development:...
twin-engined piston airliner designed to carry 42 passengers. It had been delivered new to Northwest Orient Airlines on 6 May 1948 as registration
Aircraft registration
An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
N93050.