Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Jan 22, 1961 (9 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on January 22, 1961 near Midway Island United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States with 9...
- Date: January 22, 1961
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Midway Island United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crashed on landing at night; sources differ on whether the aircraft struck debris on the runway or a seawall short of the threshold.
A United States Navy Lockheed Super Constellation, serial 143193, crashed while landing at Midway Island Naval Air Station on 22 January 1961. The aircraft cartwheeled and hit a fire truck beside the runway. Six of the 22 people on board were killed, along with all three men in the truck.