- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: August 08, 1947
Time: 1849
Location: New York, New York
Operator: American Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: New York - Buffalo
AC Type: Douglas DC-3C
Registration: NX88787
cn / ln: 19639
Aboard: 5   (passengers:3  crew:2)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:1  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: Cargo flight. Lost an engine on takeoff and decided to return to the airport. Following an attempted landing, a miss approach procedure was attempted for a second landing without sufficient air speed for single engine operation.
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