1952 Dallas mid-air collision

American Airlines Flight 910
Accident
DateJune 28, 1952
SummaryMid-air collision
SiteDallas, Texas
32°50′53″N 96°51′04″W / 32.84806°N 96.85111°W / 32.84806; -96.85111
Total fatalities2
Total survivors60
First aircraft

A Douglas DC-6 similar to the accident aircraft
TypeDouglas DC-6
OperatorAmerican Airlines
RegistrationN90750
Flight originSan Francisco International Airport
DestinationDallas Love Field
Occupants60
Passengers55
Crew5
Fatalities0
Survivors60
Second aircraft

A Globe/Temco Swift GC-1B similar to the accident aircraft
TypeTemco Swift
OperatorPrivate
RegistrationN3858K
Flight originDenton, Texas
DestinationDallas Love Field
Occupants2
Passengers1
Crew1
Fatalities2
Survivors0

American Airlines Flight 910, a four-engine Douglas DC-6 propliner, collided in mid-air with a single engine Temco Swift on final approach to Dallas Love Field on June 28, 1952, over Dallas, Texas. The DC-6 was carrying 55 passengers and 5 crew members from San Francisco, California. The DC-6 landed with no injuries to any of its 60 occupants, while both occupants of the two-person Swift died when their aircraft impacted the ground.