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. 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.