New Castle - New Castle

On May 11, 1947 at 09:39 AM, New Castle - New Castle experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-049 Constellation, operated by Trans World Airlines - TWA, with the event recorded near Cape May Point New Jersey.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was conducting a training mission (pilot transition program). While cruising at an altitude of 2,500 feet and completing a turn to the left, the four engine aircraft christened 'Star of Athens' went into a dive and crashed into the Delaware Bay, some 7 miles west off Cape May Pount. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and all four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC86508, MSN 2029, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.9360°, -74.9673°.