What the records say
- When
- 29 Nov 1949
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 32.85° N, 96.85° W
- Description
- 1949 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 28
- Injured
- 16
American Airlines Flight 157
1949 aviation accident
American Airlines Flight 157, a Douglas DC-6, departed on November 29, 1949, from New York City bound for Mexico City with 46 passengers and crew. After one engine failed in mid-flight, a series of critical mistakes by the flight crew caused the pilot to lose control of the plane during the final approach to a routine stopover at Love Field in Dallas, Texas.
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