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Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956)
1956 passenger plane crash in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Idlewild International Airport, New York to Caracas International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. During the 20 June 1956 operation of the flight, approximately one hour and twenty minutes after departure, the flight crew reported trouble with one of the engines and turned back to New York. While dumping fuel in preparation for landing, the airplane, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, caught fire and plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey. All 74 aboard were killed; at the time, it was the world's deadliest disaster involving a scheduled commercial flight.[1] However, its death toll would be surpassed only ten days later.
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 20, 1956 (1956-06-20) |
| Summary | Loss of control after fire |
| Site | Atlantic Ocean, off New Jersey, United States |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation |
| Operator | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana |
| Registration | YV-C-AMS |
| Flight origin | New York-Idlewild International Airport (IDL/KIDL) |
| Destination | Caracas Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
| Passengers | 64 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 74 |
| Survivors | 0 |