| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 04, 1955 |
| Time: | 1223 |
| Location: | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Flight #: | 476 |
| Route: | Springfield, IL - St. Louis, MO |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-240-0 |
| Registration: | N94221 |
| cn / ln: | 040 |
| Aboard: | 30 (passengers:27 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 30 (passengers:27 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft attempted an emergency landing at a military airstrip after fire broke out in the No. 2 engine. The right wing separated from the aircraft and crashed 1.5 miles from the runway. Installation of an unairworthy cylinder in the No. 2 engine which resulted in an uncontrollable fire and loss of the right wing. |
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