Airplane Crash - Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 08/04/1955
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
| Date | 08/04/1955 |
| Time | 12:23 |
| Location | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| Route | Springfield, IL - St. Louis, MO |
| Type | Convair CV-240-0 |
| Registration | N94221 |
| Cn/In | 040 |
| Aboard | 30 |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft attempted an emergency landing at a military airstrip after fire broke out in the No. 2 engine. The right wing separated from the aircraft and crashed 1.5 miles from the runway. Installation of an unairworthy cylinder in the No. 2 engine which resulted in an uncontrollable fire and loss of the right wing. |
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