Lockheed L-049 Constellation crash, Sep 1, 1961 (78 killed)
Lockheed L-049 Constellation accident on September 1, 1961 near Hinsdale Illinois, United States with 78 fatalities. Cause: A 5/16 inch bolt fell out...
- Date: September 1, 1961
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
- Location: Hinsdale Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 78
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A 5/16 inch bolt fell out of the elevator boost linkage, causing an abrupt pitch up, a stall and loss of control (Civil Aeronautics Board finding).
TWA Lockheed L 049 Constellation N86511 on Flight 529 took off from Chicago Midway on 1 September 1961 and crashed in a field shortly afterwards, killing all 78 people aboard. The Civil Aeronautics Board found that a bolt lost from the elevator boost linkage caused loss of control.