- 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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