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1972 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision

Coordinates: 44°11′00″N 88°24′00″W / 44.18333°N 88.40000°W / 44.18333; -88.40000
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1972 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision
A similar plane to accident aircraft.
Accident
DateJune 29, 1972
SummaryMid-air collision
SiteOver Lake Winnebago, near Fox Crossing, Wisconsin, United States
44°11′00″N 88°24′00″W / 44.18333°N 88.40000°W / 44.18333; -88.40000[1]
Total fatalities13
Total survivors0
First aircraft
TypeConvair CV-580
OperatorNorth Central Airlines
RegistrationN90858
Flight originGreen Bay, Wisconsin, United States
StopoverOshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
DestinationMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Passengers2
Crew3
Fatalities5
Survivors0
Second aircraft
Typede Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
OperatorAir Wisconsin
RegistrationN4043B
Flight originChicago, Illinois, United States
StopoverSheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
DestinationAppleton, Wisconsin, United States
Passengers6
Crew2
Fatalities8
Survivors0

On June 29, 1972, North Central Airlines Flight 290 collided in mid-air with Air Wisconsin Flight 671 over Lake Winnebago near Fox Crossing, Wisconsin, in the United States. Both aircraft crashed into the lake, killing all 13 people on board both aircraft.

References

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  1. NTSB Accident Report NTSB-AR-73-09 (PDF) (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. April 25, 1973. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)