Faulty Technique Cited in Hard Landing
At 15201 on November 14, 1957, Eastern Air Lines Flight 18 made a hard landing at Richards Field, Massena, New York. The two passengers and three crew members were uninjured. The aircraft, a Martin 404, N 492A, received major damage. HISTORY OF THE FLIGHT Eastern Air Lines Flight 18 is a scheduled operation serving the carrier’s route between New York City and Massena, N. Y., and its intermediate stops at Albany, Plattsburg, and Malone, N. Y. On November 14, at 1245, the flight originated on schedule, its flight crew consisting of Capt. Joseph W. Harpham, First Officer Robert Casper and Flight Attendant Nancy A. Price. The flight followed routine preparation and was in accordance with an IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) flight plan The general weather conditions over most of the route were forecast to be good.