Southeast Airlines Flight 308
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Southeast Airlines Flight 308 was an American
domestic flight operated by Southeast Airlines between Knoxville and Tri-City. On 8 January 1959 it was flown by Douglas DC-3A registered N18941. On approach to the Tri-Cities Regional Airport
at Bristol, Tennessee
the aircraft crashed into the Holston Mountain
range with the loss of all on board.
27 minutes late on what was the second leg of the flight with seven passengers and three crew. The DC-3 was cleared for an approach to runway 27 at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport
. The visibility at the airport was three miles in light snow and fog with a 900 feet broken ceiling and overcast at 1700 feet. The crew reported problems with the automatic direction finder and they were unable to find the outer marker visually or aurally. The aircaft passed to the east of the outer marker and while outside the normal procedure turn area descended and hit the wooded slope on the north-west side of the Holston Mountain
range killing all ten on board.
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domestic flight operated by Southeast Airlines between Knoxville and Tri-City. On 8 January 1959 it was flown by Douglas DC-3A registered N18941. On approach to the Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Tri-Cities Regional Airport , also known as Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA, is a public airport located adjacent to Blountville, Tennessee...
at Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundaries of both cities run parallel to each other along State...
the aircraft crashed into the Holston Mountain
Holston Mountain
Holston Mountain is a mountain ridge in Upper East Tennessee and southwest Virginia, in the United States. It is in the Blue Ridge Mountains part of the Appalachian Mountains...
range with the loss of all on board.
Accident
The aircraft departed Knoxville AirportMcGhee Tyson Airport
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27 minutes late on what was the second leg of the flight with seven passengers and three crew. The DC-3 was cleared for an approach to runway 27 at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Tri-Cities Regional Airport , also known as Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA, is a public airport located adjacent to Blountville, Tennessee...
. The visibility at the airport was three miles in light snow and fog with a 900 feet broken ceiling and overcast at 1700 feet. The crew reported problems with the automatic direction finder and they were unable to find the outer marker visually or aurally. The aircaft passed to the east of the outer marker and while outside the normal procedure turn area descended and hit the wooded slope on the north-west side of the Holston Mountain
Holston Mountain
Holston Mountain is a mountain ridge in Upper East Tennessee and southwest Virginia, in the United States. It is in the Blue Ridge Mountains part of the Appalachian Mountains...
range killing all ten on board.