Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1950 |
Time: | 02:37 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
Registration: | N90705 |
MSN: | 42858/9 |
Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 59 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Eagle, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
Destination airport: | Chicago (unknown airport), IL |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:En route, the no. 3 propeller failed. A propeller blade struck and punctured the fuselage, causing a cabin decompression. A safe landing was carried out at Denver. One passenger who had heart trouble died prior to landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The internal gouging of a propeller blade during the manufacturing process which resulted in a fatigue fracture and subsequent failure during flight."
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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Sources:
CAB File No.: 1-0109
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