- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 22, 1950 |
Time: | 0237 |
Location: | Near Eagle, Colorado |
Operator: | American Airlines |
Flight #: | 14 |
Route: | Los Angeles - Chicago |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
Registration: | N90705 |
cn / ln: | 42858/9 |
Aboard: | 59 (passengers:54 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | En route, the No. 3 propeller failed. A propeller blade struck and punctured the fuselage, causing a cabin decompression. A safe landing was carried out at Denver. One passenger who had heart trouble died prior to landing. The internal gouging of a propeller blade during the manufacturing process which resulted in a fatigue fracture and subsequent failure during flight." |
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