Draft:Pan Am Flight 100
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On 30 January 1949, Pan Am Flight 100, operated by Pan American World Airways with a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, collided in mid-air over Port Washington, New York, with a Cessna 140, a small private plane. The Constellation sustained substantial damage but landed without casualties at Mitchel Air Force Base. The Cessna crashed, resulting in the death of the pilot and the sole passenger.[1] The Civil Aeronautics Board attributed the collision to the failure of both pilots to observe and avoid each other.[2]
Passengers and crew
[edit]The pilot in command of the Constellation was George F. Knuth, who was later killed in 1963 while serving as the captain of Pan Am Flight 214.[3][4] Passengers aboard the Constellation included English theatre producer Harold Fielding and Laszlo Halasz, director of the New York City Opera.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Accident Lockheed L-749A Constellation NC86530, Sunday 30 January 1949". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Accident Investigation Report: Pan American Airways, Inc. and Cessna 140 - Port Washington, Long Island, New York, January 30, 1949" (PDF). Civil Aeronautics Board. 10 October 1949. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "2 in Tiny Plane Are Killed As It Rips Clipper in Flight". The New York Times. 31 January 1949. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "List of Victims in Crash". The New York Times. 10 December 1963. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Lee, Henry (31 January 1949). "Tiny Plane Hits Airliner Over L. I., 3 Killed". Daily News. New York. p. 2C.