NO APPARENT CAUSE
AIR CRASH IN IRELAND NORMAL APPROACH MADE (Rec. 8 p.m.)' PARIS, Dec. 30. Transworld Airlines a statement saying that the cause of the Shannon crash was still unknown. The plane, after its first approach, circled and came in again, making a normal approach with no apparent mechanical difficulty. No emergency landing was contemplated at any time. The evidence showed that the tip of the left wing hit the ground first and marked the ground for 50 feet. Then the propeller and outer port engine struck the ground and made a 75-foot mark before the port inner and nose-wheel began leaving marks. The plane, after travelling for another 75 feet, hit a dirt embankment, and the petrol tank exploded. Reuter’s correspondent says it is learned that the plane was in communication with the control tower at the airport up to the time of the crash. He adds that ft is reported that the plane on attempting to land overshot the touch-down point on the runway and circled the airport before making a second attempt, which ended in the crash. Members of the crew decline Lo discuss the possible cause.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26348, 31 December 1946, Page 5
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