Last updated: 26 January 2020
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | woensdag 22 juni 1949 |
| Tijd: | 13:13 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-0 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | American Airlines |
| Registratie: | N94266 |
| Constructienummer: | 139 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1949 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 41 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 44 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 5,6 km (3.5 mijl) ENE of Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM) ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), Verenigde Staten |
| Washington-National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | AA402 |
The no. 2 engine failed on takeoff and at an altitude of 20-50 feet the propeller auto feathered. The Convair climbed slowly and attained a high nose-up attitude as the crew tried to clear power lines. The airspeed dropped and a belly landing was carried out. The aircraft slid for 217 feet before coming to rest.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A reduction in airspeed resulting from flying the aircraft at a steep climbing attitude after power failure of the right engine, followed by retraction of the flaps which destroyed the aircraft's climb performance. "
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Memphis Municipal Airport, TN en Washington-National Airport, DC bedraagt 1216 km (760 miles).
De afstand tussen Memphis Municipal Airport, TN en Washington-National Airport, DC bedraagt 1216 km (760 miles).
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.
