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Mohawk Airlines Flight 112

1963 in New York (state)1963 meteorologyAccidents and incidents involving the Martin 4-0-4Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot errorAirliner accidents and incidents caused by weather
Airliner accidents and incidents in New York (state)Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1963History of Rochester, New YorkJuly 1963 events in the United StatesMohawk Airlines accidents and incidents
Mohawk Airlines Martin 4 0 4 N465M
Mohawk Airlines Martin 4 0 4 N465M

Mohawk Airlines Flight 112 was a scheduled passenger flight from Rochester-Monroe Airport in Rochester, New York to Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. On July 2, 1963, the aircraft operating the flight, a Martin 4-0-4 with a total of 15,970 operational hours, crashed during takeoff. The accident killed 7 people (2 crewmen and 5 passengers) and injured 36. Flight 112 attempted to take off on Rochester's runway 28 into a heavy thunderstorm. The co-pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft, and it fell to earth two minutes after takeoff. The plane struck the ground left wing-first. It then cartwheeled wing-over-wing and caught fire. The co-pilot was flying the plane from the left seat in violation of company policy. Both pilots working together were unable to control the plane, as the wind had shifted from a headwind to a tailwind. The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause of the accident to be the pilot's decision to take off in bad weather, and cited the weather itself as a contributing factor.

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