American Airlines Flight 723
American Airlines Flight 723 was a scheduled American Airlines flight from Boston Airport in Massachusetts, to Chicago Midway Airport in Illinois. On September 16, 1953, a Convair 240 propliner flying this route crashed while attempting to land at Albany Airport in upstate New York, killing all 28 people on board.
An American Airlines Convair 240 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 16, 1953 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error |
| Site | Colonie, New York, on approach to Albany Airport 42.7341°N 73.8616°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair CV-240-0 |
| Aircraft name | Flagship Bristol |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| Registration | N94255 |
| Flight origin | Boston Airport |
| 1st stopover | Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2nd stopover | Albany Airport, New York |
| 3rd stopover | Syracuse Hancock Airport, New York |
| 4th stopover | Rochester Monroe County Airport, New York |
| 5th stopover | Buffalo Municipal Airport, New York |
| Last stopover | Willow Run Airport, Detroit, Michigan |
| Destination | Chicago Midway Airport, Illinois |
| Occupants | 28 |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 28 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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