Chicago – Washington DC – Norfolk

On January 18, 1960 at 10:19 PM, Chicago – Washington DC – Norfolk experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Capital Airlines, with the event recorded near Holdcroft Virginia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

50 people were known to be on board, 50 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 44, passenger fatalities: 44, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet in foggy and icing conditions, both engines number three and four failed. The crew elected to restart the engines, without success. The airplane went out of control and plunged before crashing in a wooded area, striking the ground in a level attitude, with no forward velocity. The airplane was destroyed and all 50 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7462, MSN 217, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.3654°, -76.9350°.