Airplane Crash - Appleton, Wisconsin 06/29/1972
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Appleton, Wisconsin
| Date | 06/29/1972 |
| Time | 09:37 |
| Location | Appleton, Wisconsin |
| Operator | North Central Airlines / Air Wisconsin |
| Flight # | 290 / 671 |
| Route | Chicago, IL - Appleton, WI - Sheboygan, WI |
| Type | Convair CV-580/De Hav. Twin Otter 100 |
| Registration | N90858/N4043B |
| Cn/In | 083 / 013 |
| Aboard | 13 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Both aircraft were proceeding under VFR getting ready to land when there was a midair collision. Both aircraft crashed into Lake Winnebago and sank. The failure of both flightcrews to detect visually the other aircraft in sufficient time to initiate evasive action. |
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