On September 16 , 1953 , American Airlines Flight 723 , a Convair 240 , was flying Boston-Springfield-Albany-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo-Detroit-Chicago when it crashed and caught fire after flying into a series of radio towers in a fog while descending for landing . All 28 occupants on board ( 25 passengers and 3 crew ) were killed
American Airlines Flight 723
American Airlines Flight 723
Albany International Airport