What the records say
- When
- 23 Nov 1962
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 39.24° N, 76.90° W
- Description
- 1962 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 17
- Injured
- 0
United Air Lines Flight 297
1962 aviation accident
United Air Lines Flight 297 was a scheduled American flight from Newark International Airport to Atlanta that crashed 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Baltimore on November 23, 1962, killing all 17 people on board. An investigation concluded that the aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 745D turboprop airliner, had struck at least two whistling swans, which caused severe damage to the plane, resulting in a loss of control.
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