Airplane Crash - Elizabeth, New Jersey 01/22/1952
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Elizabeth, New Jersey
| Date | 01/22/1952 |
| Time | 15:43 |
| Location | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| Flight # | 6780 |
| Route | Buffalo - Newark |
| Type | Convair CV-240-0 |
| Registration | N94229 |
| Cn/In | 054 |
| Aboard | 23 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Ground | 7 |
| Summary | The aircraft crashed into an apartment house during its approach, 3 miles short and right of the runway. The plane crashed while level laterally but in a steep descending attitude. Most likely cause was carburetor icing. Official cause unknown. |
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