American Airlines Flight 476

American Airlines Flight 476 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by American Airlines from Tulsa Municipal Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Laguardia Airport in New York City, New York. On August 4, 1955, the Convair CV-240-0 crashed while attempting an emergency landing in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, killing all 30 passengers and crew. The aircraft had suffered an in-flight fire.[1]

American Airlines Flight 476
An American Airlines Convair CV-240, similar to the accident aircraft
accident
Date4 August 1955 (1955-08-04)
SummaryIn-flight fire
SiteFort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Total fatalities30
Aircraft
Aircraft typeConvair CV-240-0
OperatorAmerican Airlines
RegistrationN94221
Flight originTulsa Municipal Airport, Tulsa, United States
DestinationLaguardia Airport, New York City, United States
Passengers27
Crew3
Fatalities30
Survivors0

Accident

At 11:53, Flight 476 departed Springfield Municipal Airport, bound for St. Louis. Starting at 12:17, the crew initiated a series of calls claiming that Engine No. 2 was on fire. The crew unsuccessfully attempted to put out the fire. The pilots then attempted an emergency landing at Fort Leonard Wood Forney AAF Airport but crashed into a heavily wooded area less than a mile from the runway. Fire-fighting equipment could not reach the scene of the crash until Army engineers bulldozed a road to it.[2]

Investigation

Investigators discovered that the fire was caused by a failure of the No. 12 cylinder of the right-hand engine.

References
  1. "Thursday August 4 1955". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "CRASH OF A CONVAIR CV-240-0 AT FORT LEONARD WOOD AFB: 30 KILLED". baaa-acro.com. Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2020.


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