American Airlines Flight 383 Crash, 1965
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Title
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American Airlines Flight 383 Crash, 1965
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Date
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8 Nov 1965
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Formatted date
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1965-11-08
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Event type
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Disaster
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Description
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That evening American Airlines Flight 383 from New York City was making an approach to the Greater Cincinnati Airport in light snow. The pilot misjudged the altimeters during approach and crashed into the hillside near Constance, killing 58 people and severely injuring 4.
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The survivors of the crash were Captain Elmer Weekley (not the pilot of the plane, rather an employee of American Airlines), stewardess Toni Ketchell, Israel Horowitz, and Norman Specter.
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Participant
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Weekley, Elmer
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Ketchell, Toni
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Horowitz, Israel
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Specter, Norman
