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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 1952 |
| Time: | 16:13 |
| Type: | Convair CV-240-0 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N94215 |
| MSN: | 240-026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Preston Glynn Airport, Lynchburg, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Roanoke, VA |
| Preston Glynn Airport, Lynchburg, VA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bounced on landing during a severe rain storm collapsing the nose gear, the aircraft slid into a ditch.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=jyZWAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=6099,1395559&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA2YHZ25GPAxWmgf0HHejZHrY4oAEQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2025 14:08 | Cobar | Added |
| 17-Aug-2025 14:09 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
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