| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 19, 1955 |
| Time: | 1625 |
| Location: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Operator: | United Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 329 |
| Route: | Newark - Des Moines - Lincoln |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-340 |
| Registration: | N73154 |
| cn / ln: | 180 |
| Aboard: | 39 (passengers:36 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 0 (passengers:0 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Almost complete loss of elevator control and severe vibration was experienced shortly after taking off from Des Moines. The plane when into a steep climb and almost stalled but the captain applied full power and went into a steep dive. The captain then reduced power and headed for open country where the aircraft safely made an emergency wheels up landing in a corn field. A series of omissions made by maintenance personnel during a scheduled inspection which resulted in the release of the aircraft in an unairworthy condition and an almost complete loss of elevator control during flight. |
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