Narrative:
The Lockheed L-049 Constellation made an inadvertent gear-up landing during an acceptance test flight.
A fire erupted after the accident.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 22 January 1953 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-049 Constellation |
| Operator: | Inter-Continental Airways |
| Registration: | N38936 |
| MSN: | 1962 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA (BUR) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA (BUR/KBUR), United States of America |
| Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA (BUR/KBUR), United States of America |
The Lockheed L-049 Constellation made an inadvertent gear-up landing during an acceptance test flight.
A fire erupted after the accident.
Sources:
» Daily News (Los Angeles), 23 January 1953Photos
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