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TWA Flight 529

1961 in IllinoisAccidents and incidents involving the Lockheed ConstellationAirliner accidents and incidents in IllinoisAviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1961DuPage County, Illinois
Midway International AirportSeptember 1961 events in the United StatesTrans World Airlines accidents and incidents
Lockheed L 049 Constellation, Trans World Airlines (TWA) JP7293287
Lockheed L 049 Constellation, Trans World Airlines (TWA) JP7293287

TWA Flight 529 was a Lockheed Constellation L-049 propliner, registration N86511, operating as a scheduled passenger service from Boston, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California. On September 1, 1961, at 02:05 CDT, the flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport (ICAO: KMDW) in Chicago, killing all 73 passengers and five crew on board; it was at the time the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history.The accident was investigated by the Civil Aeronautics Board, which concluded its probable cause was the loss of a 5/16 inch bolt which fell out of the elevator control mechanism during the climb from Chicago, resulting in an abrupt pitch up followed by a stall and crash.

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Lockheed L 049 Constellation, Trans World Airlines (TWA) JP7293287
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