1951 Miami Airlines C-46 crash
A C-46F similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 16, 1951 |
| Summary | In-flight engine fire |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator | Miami Airlines |
| Registration | N1678M |
| Flight origin | Newark Airport, New Jersey |
| Destination | Tampa International Airport, Florida |
| Occupants | 56 |
| Passengers | 52 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 56 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On December 16, 1951, a Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando airliner crashed in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, shortly after taking off from nearby Newark Airport. All 56 people on board were killed. At the time, it was the second-deadliest aviation accident on US soil, behind Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501.