| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 18, 1954 |
| Time: | 1400 |
| Location: | New York, New York |
| Operator: | Linee Aeree Italiane |
| Flight #: | 451 |
| Route: | Rome - New York City |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-6B |
| Registration: | I-LINE |
| cn / ln: | 44418/487 |
| Aboard: | 32 (passengers:22 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 26 (passengers:16 crew:10) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed into approach lights of the runway during the fourth landing attempt at Idlewild Airport, sinking into Jamaica Bay. An erratic approach which resulted in a descent to an altitude too low to avoid striking the pier. A contributing factor was pilot fatigue due to the particular and difficult circumstances including two and one-half hours in a holding pattern. |
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