Narrative:
The L-1049 was taxiing for takeoff at Idlewild as a fire broke out. All three crew members escaped, but the airplane burned out.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1961 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N6220C |
| MSN: | 4528 |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL/KIDL), United States of America |
| San Juan (unknown airport), Puerto Rico |
The L-1049 was taxiing for takeoff at Idlewild as a fire broke out. All three crew members escaped, but the airplane burned out.
Sources:
» Piston Engine Airliner Production List / A.B. Eastwood, J. Roach, 1996Photos
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