Status: | |
Date: | Friday 13 July 1945 |
Type: | Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 41-107437 |
MSN: | 7456 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:One engine burst into flames on a routine test flight. The aircraft then ground looped during an emergency landing at New York-La Guardia Airport, New York, USA. The aircraft was consumed by fire but the six crew escaped.
Sources:
» Evening Star 14 July 1945, pA6
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.