Slick Airways Flight 12 Crash at Logan International Airport (N384)

Accident Overview and Route Details On March 10, 1964, Slick Airways Flight 12, a Douglas C-54B-DC with registration N384, crashed while operating as a scheduled cargo flight. The aircraft was en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, New York, to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, with a scheduled stop at Bradley Field in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The accident occurred at 0821:35 while the aircraft was making an instrument approach to Runway 4R at Logan International Airport. The aircraft impacted a lumberyard located approximately 7,000 feet from the displaced threshold of Runway 4R, directly on the extended centerline of that runway. The impact forces and the subsequent fire demolished the aircraft. The captain, first officer, and freight handler, who were the only occupants on board, were killed in the accident. ## Weather Conditions at the Time of the Accident At the time of the accident, weather conditions at Boston were reported as scattered clouds at 400 feet and an overcast layer at 700 feet. Surface visibility was 1-1/2 miles in moderate sleet and fog. The wind was from 050 degrees at 22 knots, with gusts to 28 knots. The temperature and dewpoint were both 32 degrees.