A Vickers Viscount similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
November 23, 1962
Summary
Bird strike
Site
Howard County, near Ellicott City, Maryland
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Vickers Viscount 745D
Operator
United Airlines
Registration
N7430
Flight origin
Newark International Airport
1st stopover
Washington National Airport
2nd stopover
Raleigh–Durham Airport
Last stopover
Charlotte Municipal Airport
Destination
Atlanta Airport
Occupants
17
Passengers
13
Crew
4
Fatalities
17
Survivors
0
Wreckage of United Air Lines Flight 297
United Air Lines Flight 297 was a scheduled 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.
The accident resulted in a greater understanding of the amount of damage that can be caused by bird strikes during flight. As a result, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued new safety regulations that required newly certified aircraft to be able to better withstand in-flight impacts with birds without affecting the aircraft's ability to fly or land safely.
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