| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 20, 1956 |
| Time: | 0132 |
| Location: | Asbury Park, New Jersey |
| Operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana |
| Flight #: | 253 |
| Route: | New York City - Caracas |
| AC Type: | Lockheed 1049E-55 Super Constellation |
| Registration: | YV-C-AMS |
| cn / ln: | 4561 |
| Aboard: | 74 (passengers:64 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 74 (passengers:64 crew:10) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | About 1.5 hours after taking off from New York, the pilot radioed the No. 2 propeller was overspeeding and could not be feathered. Upon trying to return to New York the plane caught fire and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Vibration resulting from the uncontrollable propeller caused one of the inside wing attachments to loosen or break somewhere between the fuel tank and the dump chute causing an uncontrollable fire. |
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