| Date: | Sunday 20 March 1955 |
| Time: | 22:36 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-0 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N94234 |
| MSN: | 66 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13383 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 35 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Springfield Municipal Airport, MO (SGF) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago (unknown airport), IL |
| Springfield Municipal Airport, MO (SGF/KSGF) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Struck ground 0,25 miles short while flying visually below low clouds.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A descent to the ground while approaching the airport caused by the crew's inattention to their flight instruments and a possibly sensory illusion giving them an erroneous impression of the attitude of the aircraft."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (86-88)
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