Airplane Crash - La Guardia Airport, Queens, New York 05/29/1947
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - La Guardia Airport, Queens, New York
| Date | 05/29/1947 |
| Time | 19:05 |
| Location | La Guardia Airport, Queens, New York |
| Operator | United Air Lines |
| Flight # | 521 |
| Route | New York City - Cleveland |
| Type | Douglas C-54B |
| Registration | NC30046 |
| Cn/In | 18324 |
| Aboard | 48 |
| Fatalities | 43 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft overran the runway during an attempted takeoff, crashed and caught fire. Either the failure of the pilot to release the gust lock before take-off or his decision to discontinue the take-off because of apprehension resulting from rapid use of a short runway under a possible calm wind condition. |
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