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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 1959 |
| Time: | 16:38 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines |
| Registration: | N6901C |
| MSN: | 4015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Olathe NAS, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Indianapolis, IN |
| St Louis, MO |
Emergency wheels up landing after hydraulic and undercarriage problems over St Louis, flew to Olathe NAS circled for four hours before making the emergency landing.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 March 1966 | N6901C | Lineas Aéreas Patagonicas Argentinas | 0 | SW off Callao |  |
w/o |
| Ditching | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2024 08:04 | Cobar | Added |
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