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American Airlines Flight 383 was a flight from New York to Cincinnati on November 8 , 1965 . The aircraft was a Boeing 727 -123 aircraft with 62 people on board. The aircraft crashed on approach to Cincinnati and only 3 passengers and 1 flight attendant on board survived. EVENTS LEADING TO THE CRASH The flight was delayed for 20 minutes in New York but the flight itself was uneventful. At 18:45, the crew called Cincinnati tower for a valley. The aircraft approached the airport from the southeast and turned its heading to north to cross the Ohio River. It turned west after crossing to the northern shore of the Ohio River, intending to make a final turn to southeast after crossing the Ohio River (which runs from northwest to southeast) again to the southern shore of the river. After that final turn, the aircraft would line up with the runway 18 of the airport to make the final approach. The pilots were attempting to make the landing on visual. The aircraft flew into thick cloud and thunderstorm after flying into the northwest of the airport. It descended more rapidly than it should have been without either pilots in the cockpit noticing. The airport is situated at the altitude of 853ft and the aircraft had descended to the level of 553ft above the airport while it was still about 5 Nm northeast of the airport. It descended to just 3ft above the airport while it was about 3 Nm north of the airport. Its correct altitude should have been just below 1000ft at that time. It continued its descent into the Ohio River valley while crossing the river back to the southern shore. When it made its last turn to the southeast to line up with the runway, it flew into the wooded slopes of the valley 3 Km north of the runway threshold in poor visibility, at an altitude of -225ft (i.e. 225ft below the runway's altitude). It then exploded and was engulfed in flames. INVESTIGATION The Civil Aeronautics Board conducted the subsequent investigation. The investigation concluded that the aircraft was working normally and fully under the control of the pilots at the time of the crash. It was later believed that the following factors might have contributed to the crash:
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