La Guardia - Boston

On January 18, 1946 at 11:03 AM, La Guardia - Boston experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Eastern Airlines, with the event recorded near Cheshire Connecticut.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. About thirty minutes into the flight, a fire erupted in the left engine. The crew was unable to extinguish the fire that spread quickly to the entire engine and nacelle that detached, causing the wing to partially collapse. The aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in flames in a field located in Cheshire. All 17 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC19970, MSN 3254, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4989°, -72.9010°.