Gear-up landing Incident Lockheed L-188C Electra N5540,
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Date:Sunday 14 January 1962
Time:18:21
Type:Silhouette image of generic L188 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed L-188C Electra
Owner/operator:Eastern Air Lines
Registration: N5540
MSN: 1088
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM/KBHM) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL)
Destination airport:Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM/KBHM)
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Inadvertent wheels up landing after crew failed to extend undercarriage.

Sources:

NTSB Identification: MIA62A0003http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=25&key=0

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jul-2018 13:53 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location]

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