TWA Flight 260
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TWA Flight 260 was the Trans World Airlines (TWA) designation for a flight from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Fe, New Mexico. On February 19, 1955, the 40-passenger Martin 4-0-4 prop plane used by TWA for that route crashed into the Sandia Mountains. Its deviation from the normal flight path, initially believed to be the result of pilot error, was revised to "unknown" given that the contribution of other factors could not be definitively ruled out.
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Accident | |
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Date | February 19, 1955 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA 35.194°N 106.442°W / 35.194; -106.442 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Martin 4-0-4 |
Operator | Trans World Airlines |
Registration | N40416 |
Flight origin | Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ) |
Destination | Santa Fe Municipal Airport, NM (SAF/KSAF) |
Passengers | 13 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 16[1] |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 0 |
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