What the records say
- When
- 29 May 1947
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 40.77° N, 73.88° W
- Description
- air accident on May 29, 1947
- Deaths
- 43
United Air Lines Flight 521
1947 aviation accident over the United States
United Air Lines Flight 521 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by a Douglas DC-4 from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States, to Cleveland, Ohio, United States. On May 29, 1947, while attempting to take off on runway 18, the aircraft failed to get airborne, overran the end of the runway, ripped through an airport fence onto traffic on the Grand Central Parkway, and slammed into an embankment, ultimate…
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