American Airlines Flight 6780
1952 aviation accident
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American Airlines Flight 6780, the first fatal crash of a Convair 240, occurred on January 22, 1952.
The twin-propeller aircraft was on the routing Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse-Newark. On final approach to runway 6 at Newark Airport using the instrument landing system, it crashed at 3:45 p.m. into a house at the intersection of Williamson and South Streets, in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, approximately 3.4 miles (5.5 km) southwest of Newark. The cause of the crash was never determined.
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