Airplane Crash - New York, New York 12/18/1954
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - New York, New York
| Date | 12/18/1954 |
| Time | 14:00 |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Operator | Linee Aeree Italiane |
| Flight # | 451 |
| Route | Rome - New York City |
| Type | Douglas DC-6B |
| Registration | I-LINE |
| Cn/In | 44418/487 |
| Aboard | 32 |
| Fatalities | 26 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane crashed into approach lights of the runway during the fourth landing attempt at Idlewild Airport, sinking into Jamaica Bay. An erratiapproach which resulted in a descent to an altitude too low to avoid striking the pier. A contributing factor was pilot fatigue due to the particular and difficult circumstances including two and one-half hours in a holding pattern. |
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