Rochester – White Plains

On July 2, 1963 at 04:49 PM, Rochester – White Plains experienced a crash involving Martin 404, operated by Mohawk Airlines, with the event recorded near Rochester New York.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

43 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 36 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 16.3%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. A Mohawk Airlines, Inc., Martin 404, N449A, operating as Flight 112 from Rochester, New York, to Newark, New Jersey, crashed on the Rochester-Monroe County Airport July 2, 1963, at approximately 1649 e d t. Seven of the forty-three persons aboard, including both pilots, were fatally injured. Flight 112 commenced a takeoff on runway 28 as a thunderstorm approaching from the west-northwest, moved over the takeoff runway. After becoming airborne and almost immediately after entering heavy rain and shifting wind conditions, the left wing of the aircraft made contact with the ground. In the ensuing Cartwheel to a stop, the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N449A, MSN 14140, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.1573°, -77.6152°.