American Airlines Flight 711

American Airlines Flight 711
Accident
An American Airlines Convair CV-240, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Date	March 20, 1955 (1955-03-20)
Summary	Pilot error, Controlled flight into terrain
Site	0.25 miles from Springfield–Branson Regional Airport, Greene County, Missouri, United States
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Convair CV-240-0
Aircraft name	Flagship Nashville
Operator	American Airlines
Registration	N94234
Flight origin	Newark, New Jersey
1st stopover	Syracuse, New York
2nd stopover	Rochester, New York
3rd stopover	Detroit, Michigan
4th stopover	Chicago, Illinois
5th stopover	Saint Louis, Missouri
6th stopover	Springfield, Missouri
Last stopover	Joplin, Missouri
Destination	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Passengers	32
Crew	3
Fatalities	13 (2 crew, 11 passengers)
Injuries	22
Survivors	22

American Airlines Flight 711 was a scheduled flight departing from Newark, New Jersey to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with several intermediate stops, Springfield, Missouri being one of them.^[1] On March 20, 1955, the aircraft operating the service, a Convair CV-240-0, registration N94234,^[2] crashed into a muddy field on approach to land at Springfield-Branson Regional Airport near Springfield, Missouri, killing 13 of the 35 aboard (11 passengers, 2 crew members), and injuring the other 22 on board.^[3] Of the three crew members, the pilot survived, and the co-pilot and stewardess did not.^[4]

The pilot of the flight, Jack Pripish, suffered considerable injuries including the loss of his right eye, and was in a coma for some time after the crash. Almost two weeks after the crash, Pripish told reporters he could remember nothing of it.^[3]

Findings of fact regarding the crash were published by the Civil Aeronautics Board on September 22, 1955.^[5] The board determined that a complete instrument landing approach into Springfield-Branson was not made, as would have been required based on the deteriorating weather conditions at the time. Evidence showed that the crew didn't seem to be aware of the aircraft's altitude and that the aircraft was descending. The board believed it was probable that "the pilots were devoting their attention away from their instruments and outside the cockpit, possibly toward the distant airport lights."^[5]

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^ "21 Mar 1955, Page 1 - The Indianapolis Star at Newspapers.com". Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ "FAA Registry (N94234)". Federal Aviation Administration.
^ ^a ^b "2 Apr 1955, Page 12 - The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune at Newspapers.com". Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ "21 Mar 1955, Page 1 - The Neosho Daily News at Newspapers.com". Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "23 Sep 1955, Page 5 - The Waco News-Tribune at Newspapers.com". Retrieved July 3, 2016.

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1954 ◄ ► 1956

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1950s
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