What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 1952
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 40.66° N, 74.21° W
- Description
- 1952 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 30
- Injured
- 0
- Cause
- controlled flight into terrain
American Airlines Flight 6780
1952 aviation accident
American Airlines Flight 6780, the first fatal crash of a Convair 240, occurred on January 22, 1952.
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