Capital Airlines Flight 300
On May 20, 1958 a Vickers Viscount airliner operating Capital Airlines Flight 300 was involved in a mid-air collision with a United States Air Force T-33 jet trainer on a proficiency flight in the skies above Brunswick, Maryland. All 11 people on board the Viscount and one of the two crew in the T-33 were killed in the accident.
Forward section of the Vickers Viscount | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 20, 1958 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | 4 miles (3.5 nmi; 6.4 km) east-northeast of Brunswick, Maryland, U.S. 39°19′50″N 77°32′39″W |
| Total fatalities | 12 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| Total survivors | 1 |
| First aircraft | |
| A Vickers Viscount similar to the one involved in the incident | |
| Type | Vickers Viscount |
| Operator | Capital Airlines |
| Registration | N7410 |
| Flight origin | Chicago (exact departure airport unknown) |
| Stopover | Pittsburgh International Airport |
| Destination | Martin State Airport |
| Passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| A T-33 Shooting Star similar to the one involved in the incident | |
| Type | Lockheed T-33 |
| Operator | USAF Maryland Air National Guard |
| Registration | 53-5966 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Flight 300 was the second of four fatal crashes in under two years involving Capital Airlines Viscounts; the others were Flight 67 (April 1958), Flight 75 (May 1959), and Flight 20 (January 1960).
An investigation of the accident concluded that the pilot in command of the T-33 failed to see and maintain a safe distance from other air traffic.
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