| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 22, 1950 |
| Time: | 0237 |
| Location: | Near Eagle, Colorado |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Flight #: | 14 |
| Route: | Los Angeles - Chicago |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Registration: | N90705 |
| cn / ln: | 42858/9 |
| Aboard: | 59 (passengers:54 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | En route, the No. 3 propeller failed. A propeller blade struck and punctured the fuselage, causing a cabin decompression. A safe landing was carried out at Denver. One passenger who had heart trouble died prior to landing. The internal gouging of a propeller blade during the manufacturing process which resulted in a fatigue fracture and subsequent failure during flight." |
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