Narrative:
The DC-4 overran the runway on landing, coming to rest in a ditch. Fire destroyed the aircraft.
The airplane carried 50 cows of which 47 died in the fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 27 January 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4) |
| Operating for: | Seaboard & Western Airlines |
| Leased from: | Loftleidir |
| Registration: | N1512V |
| MSN: | 7485 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pisa Airport (PSA) ( Italy)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Pisa-San Giusto Airport (PSA/LIRP), Italy |
The DC-4 overran the runway on landing, coming to rest in a ditch. Fire destroyed the aircraft.
The airplane carried 50 cows of which 47 died in the fire.
Classification:
Runway excursion
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