| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 11, 1952 |
| Time: | 00:20 |
| Location: | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Operator: | National Airlines |
| Flight #: | 101 |
| Route: | Newark, NJ - Miami, FL |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Registration: | N90891 |
| cn / ln: | 43055/37 |
| Aboard: | 63 (passengers:59 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 29 (passengers:26 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 4 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into an apartment complex shortly after taking off. The last message from the pilot was "I've lost an engine and am returning to field." Reversal in flight of No. 3 propeller and subsequent feathering of No. 4 propeller at too low an altitude to effect a recovery. |
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