ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed EC-121H Super Constellation 53-0549 Nantucket Island, MA
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Date:Tuesday 25 April 1967
Time:19:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed EC-121H Super Constellation
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-0549
MSN: 4364
First flight: 1955
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1,6 km (1 mls) S off Nantucket Island, MA (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA (FMH/KFMH), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The EC-121 plane took off from Otis AFB at 18:58. Eight minutes later the crew reported a fire in the no. 3 engine. They would attempt an emergency landing at Nantucket, but did not make it. The airplane crashed just offshore into the sea.



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