An American Airlines CV-240 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
January 22, 1952
Summary
CFIT on approach for reasons unknown
Site
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States 40°39′28″N74°12′52″W / 40.6579°N 74.2144°W / 40.6579; -74.2144
Total fatalities
30
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Convair CV-240-0
Aircraft name
Flagship New Haven
Operator
American Airlines
Registration
N94229[1]
Flight origin
Buffalo Municipal Airport
1st stopover
Rochester Municipal Airport
Last stopover
Hancock Airport
Destination
Newark International Airport
Occupants
23
Passengers
20
Crew
3
Fatalities
23
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
7
American Airlines Flight 6780, the first fatal crash of a Convair 240, occurred on January 22, 1952.[2][3]
The twin-propeller aircraft was on the routing Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse-Newark. On final approach to runway 6 at Newark Airport using the instrument landing system, it crashed at 3:45 p.m. into a house at the intersection of Williamson and South Streets, in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, approximately 3.4 miles (5.5 km) southeast of Newark. The cause of the crash was never determined.
The plane, which had gone 2,100 feet (640 m) off course to the right, narrowly missed hitting the Battin High School for girls, which had dismissed for the day only 45 minutes before.
^"FAA Registry (N94229)". Federal Aviation Administration.
^[1] Archived June 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Civil Aeronautics Board Accident Report
^"Convair CV-240" ASN Aviation Safety Database
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