Narrative:
A mechanic was filling the oxygen tanks when a fire erupted in the centre section of the airplane.
accident date: 28-09-1948
type: Douglas DC-4
registration: NC45345
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | Transcontinental & Western Air - TWA |
| Registration: | NC45345 |
| MSN: | 27346 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), United States of America |
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A mechanic was filling the oxygen tanks when a fire erupted in the centre section of the airplane.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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accident date: 28-09-1948
type: Douglas DC-4
registration: NC45345
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