Accident Lockheed L-188A Electra N6127A,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333719
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 September 1960
Time:08:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic L188 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed L-188A Electra
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N6127A
MSN: 1117
Year of manufacture:1960
Total airframe hrs:1573 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Boston Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS)
Destination airport:New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA)
Investigating agency: CAB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The Lockheed's main gear struck a dyke while approaching New York-La Guardia.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot to properly plan and execute the approach to a landing. Factors which may have contributed where the shortened runway and the unmarked upper portion of the dyke."

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CAB
Report number: final report
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

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