- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 05, 1952 |
Time: | 08:25 |
Location: | New York, New York |
Operator: | US Airlines |
Flight #: | 4-2 |
Route: | Raliegh, NC - New York, NY |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU |
Registration: | N1911M |
cn / ln: | 22464 |
Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Ground: | 3 |
Summary: | Violent engine surges and turbulence during a missed ILS approach caused the crew to loose control of the aircraft and crash at 171st St. and 89th Ave. in Queens. The no.1 engine fuel feed valve diaphragm failed due to deterioration. |
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