- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 29, 1947 |
Time: | 1905 |
Location: | La Guardia Airport, Queens, New York |
Operator: | United Air Lines |
Flight #: | 521 |
Route: | New York City - Cleveland |
AC Type: | Douglas C-54B |
Registration: | NC30046 |
cn / ln: | 18324 |
Aboard: | 48 (passengers:44 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 43 (passengers:41 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft overran the runway during an attempted takeoff, crashed and caught fire. Either the failure of the pilot to release the gust lock before take-off or his decision to discontinue the take-off because of apprehension resulting from rapid use of a short runway under a possible calm wind condition. |
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