Airplane Crash - Port Washington, New York 01/30/1949
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Port Washington, New York
| Date | 01/30/1949 |
| Time | 16:22 |
| Location | Port Washington, New York |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight # | 100 |
| Type | Lockheed L-749 / Cessna 140 |
| Registration | NC86530/NC76981 |
| Cn/In | 2528 / |
| Aboard | 35 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Midair collision. Two killed on the Cessna, none on the Lockheed which laned safely. The joint failure of the Constellation pilots to observe and avoid the Cessna aircraft in flight and of the Cessna pilot, while on an airway and in an area where a heavy concentration of trafficould be expected, to remain alert and avoid the Constellation.The aircraft was named Clipper Monarch of the Skies. |
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