Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Sonntag 11 Mai 1947 |
Zeit: | 09:39 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed L-049 Constellation |
Fluggesellschaft: | Transcontinental & Western Air - TWA |
Kennzeichen: | NC86508 |
Werknummer: | 2029 |
Baujahr: | 1945 |
Betriebsstunden: | 2214 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Wright R-3350-35 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | ca 11 km W off Cape May Pount, Delaware Bay, NJ ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Manövrieren (MNV) |
Betriebsart: | Ausbildungsflug |
Flug von: | Wilmington-New Castle County Airport, DE (ILG/KILG), USA |
Flug nach: | Wilmington-New Castle County Airport, DE (ILG/KILG), USA |
Unfallbericht:The Constellation, named "Star of Athens", was on a transition training flight when control was lost during a left turn at 2500 feet. The aircraft entered a tight diving spiral, came out of the spiral but continued to descend until striking the water at a 45deg angle.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board finds that the probable cause of this accident was loss of control of the aircraft for reasons undetermined."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Informationsquelle:
» CAB File No. 1-0033-47
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.