| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N5616 |
| MSN: | 30-10-28 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CJ805-23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
The CV-990 burned out following an APU fire on the ground.
Sources:
Location
Images:
photo (c) Lawrence Z. Seymour; Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR); 31 May 1963
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