| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 03, 1942 |
| Time: | 1905 |
| Location: | Botwood, Newfoundland |
| Operator: | American Export Airlines |
| Flight #: | 71 |
| Route: | New York - Botwood - Foynes, Ireland |
| AC Type: | Sirkorsky 44A (flying boat) |
| Registration: | NC41880 |
| cn / ln: | 4401 |
| Aboard: | 37 (passengers:26 crew:11) |
| Fatalities: | 11 (passengers:6 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While attempting to takeoff, aircraft porpoised, attained a height of 35 ft. and then crashed into the water and broke up. Inadvertent actuation of the wing flaps to the full 35 degrees position during the take-off run, thereby rendering the aircraft excessively nose-heavy and uncontrollable. |
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