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Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

CONSTEL-4016Written off

RegistrationUSN6902C

TWOperatorTWA Trans World Airlines

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Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation built in 1952. Operated for TWA Trans World Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

First flight1952

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN4016

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed Constellation

Figures for the L-049 Constellation variant, the most representative of the family

Length35.4 m116 ft

Wingspan38.5 m126 ft

Height7.5 m25 ft

Range8,700 km4,698 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed547 km/h295 ktMach 0.51

Service ceiling7,300 m23,950 ft

Maximum take-off weight62,369 kg137,500 lb

Maximum payload26,218 kg57,801 lbIts 62 passengers with baggage would weigh about 6.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity62 passengersUp to 109 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 54 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1943 (83 years ago) · About 856 units built · Production ended in 1958

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Aircraft chronology

1952

Built

Assembled by Lockheed.

Aug 16, 1952

Delivered to TWA Trans World Airlines

Delivered to TWA Trans World Airlines as N6902C.

Jun 30, 1956

Accident at Temple Butte, Grand Canyon, Arizona

On June 30, 1956, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation aircraft (registration N6902C), operated by TWA Trans World Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Temple Butte, Grand Canyon, Arizona (United States), leaving 70 dead. Source: TWA Trans World Airlines.

What happened

Two airliners that had left Los Angeles three minutes apart collided over the Grand Canyon, outside controlled airspace and flying by sight. There were no survivors. It was the first air crash to kill more than a hundred people, and it made plain that the sky could no longer be organised by eye: in 1958 Congress created the Federal Aviation Administration and radar control of airways.

Source: TWA Trans World Airlines

Operators

1952-08-16

TWA Trans World Airlines

Registration N6902C

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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