| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 22, 1952 |
| Time: | 15:43 |
| Location: | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Flight #: | 6780 |
| Route: | Buffalo - Newark |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-240-0 |
| Registration: | N94229 |
| cn / ln: | 054 |
| Aboard: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 7 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into an apartment house during its approach, 3 miles short and right of the runway. The plane crashed while level laterally but in a steep descending attitude. Most likely cause was carburetor icing. Official cause unknown. |
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