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| Date: | Friday 19 October 1962 |
| Time: | 20:52 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440-47 |
| Owner/operator: | Allegheny Airlines |
| Registration: | N8415H |
| MSN: | 125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 52 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Farmington, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stewardess was sucked out of the aircraft and died when the rear service door suddenly blew open at 4000ft.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19621020.1.2&srpos=1432&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962--en--20--1421-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33679/dot_33679_DS1.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1953 | PH-TEI | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | 0 | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) |  |
w/o |
| 23 July 1965 | N8415H | Allegheny Airlines | 0 | 8 km ENE of Montoursville, PA | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2024 16:40 | Cobar | Added |
| 30-May-2024 16:40 | ASN | Updated |
| 30-May-2024 16:52 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2024 05:51 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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