Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Sep 23, 1962 (28 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on September 23, 1962 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 28 fatalities. Cause: An engine fire led to the...
- Date: September 23, 1962
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine fire led to the shutdown of engine 3, and the flight engineer then mistakenly cut the oil flow to engine 1. Engine 2 later failed and the crew had to ditch in heavy seas.
Flying Tiger Line Lockheed L 1049 Super Constellation N6923C flying a military charter from McGuire to Frankfurt via Gander ditched in the North Atlantic on 23 September 1962 after engine failures. Of 76 people on board, 48 survived after about six hours on a life raft and 28 died.