TWA Flight 513

TWA Flight 513

A TWA Lockheed L-049, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date	July 11, 1946
Summary	In-flight fire
Site	Bern Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°24′58″N 75°59′29″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Lockheed L-049 Constellation
Aircraft name	Star of Lisbon
Operator	Transcontinental & Western Air
Registration	NC86513
Occupants	6
Crew	6
Fatalities	5
Injuries	1
Survivors	1

TWA Flight 513, registration NC86513, Star of Lisbon, was a Lockheed L-049 Constellation operated by Transcontinental and Western Air on a training flight on July 11, 1946, near Reading, Pennsylvania.

Description

The electrical wiring in the baggage compartment of TWA Flight 513 on July 11, 1946, arced, starting a fire while the aircraft was in the air. The smoke and intense fire that were created made it impossible for the pilots to maintain control of the aircraft.

Of the six crewmembers aboard, five were killed.

This accident was memorable for the subsequent grounding of all Lockheed Constellations that was required from July 12 until August 23, 1946, when cargo fire detection equipment could be installed on all similar airplane models.

See also

• United Airlines Flight 624

External links

• Report of the Civil Aeronautics Board (Archive)