Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport - Notable Accidents

Notable Accidents

• On January 12, 1955, 1955 Cincinnati mid-air collision, a Martin 2-0-2A was in the take off phase of departure from the airport when it collided with a privately owned Castleton Farms DC-3. The mid-air collision killed 13 people on the commercial airliner and 2 on the privately owned planes.

• On November 14, 1961, Zantop cargo flight, a DC-4, crashed near runway 18 into an apple orchard. The crew survived.

• On November 8, 1965, American Airlines Flight 383, a Boeing 727, crashed on approach to runway 18, killing 58 (53 passengers and 5 crew) of the 62 (56 passengers and 6 crew) on board.

• On November 6, 1967, TWA Flight 159, a Boeing 707, overran the runway during an aborted takeoff, injuring 11 of the 29 passengers. One of the injured passengers died four days later. The seven crew members were unhurt.

• On November 20, 1967, TWA Flight 128, a Convair 880, crashed on approach to runway 18, killing 70 (65 passengers and 5 crew) of the 82 persons aboard (75 passengers and 7 crew).

• On October 8, 1979, Comair Flight 444, a Piper Navajo, crashed shortly after takeoff . Seven passengers and the pilot were killed.

• On October 19, 1979 Burlington Airways, a Twin Beech twin prop crashed landed on KY 237 @ I 275 bridge overpass. Tail # N24K. No one was injured. Source: www.hebronfire.org

• On June 2, 1983, Air Canada Flight 797, a DC-9 flying on -Dallas-Toronto-Montreal route, made an emergency landing at Cincinnati due to a cabin fire. Twenty-three of the 41 passengers died of smoke inhalation or fire injuries, including legendary Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. All five crew members survived.

• On August 13, 2004, Air Tahoma Flight 185, a Convair 580, was en-route to Cincinnati from Memphis, Tennessee, carrying freight under contract for DHL Worldwide Express. The aircraft crashed on a golf course just south of the Cincinnati airport due to fuel starvation and dual engine failure, killing the first officer and injuring the captain.