Meridian - Langley

On January 9, 1975 at 06:36 PM, Meridian - Langley experienced a crash involving Convair T-29, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Newport News Virginia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Langley AFB by night on a flight from Meridian, Massachusetts, the airplane collided with a Cavalier Flyers Cessna 150 registered N50430 and carrying two people. Following the collision, both aircraft crashed into the James River, about four miles west of Newport News. Both aircraft were destroyed and all nine people were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 52-5826, MSN 52-25, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.9775°, -76.4298°.