Air disaster

American Airlines Flight 723

16 Sep 1953 · 42.74° N, 73.86° W

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When
16 Sep 1953
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
42.74° N, 73.86° W
Description
1953 aviation accident
Deaths
28

American Airlines Flight 723

1953 aviation accident

American Airlines Flight 723 was a scheduled American Airlines flight from Boston Airport in Massachusetts, to Chicago Midway Airport in Illinois. On September 16, 1953, a Convair 240 propliner flying this route crashed while attempting to land at Albany Airport in upstate New York, killing all 28 people on board.

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