Lockheed L-049 Constellation crash, Dec 28, 1946 (9 killed)
Lockheed L-049 Constellation accident on December 28, 1946 near Shannon Munster, Ireland with 9 fatalities. Cause: Poor judgment of the pilot in...
- Date: December 28, 1946
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
- Location: Shannon Munster, Ireland
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor judgment of the pilot in continuing an attempted landing on a wet runway with a tailwind
TWA Flight 6963, a Lockheed Constellation on a scheduled service from Paris to New York, crashed near Shannon Airport, Ireland, on 28 December 1946 during its approach. Nine of the 23 people aboard were killed, and 14 survived.