National Airlines Flight 101
A National Airlines DC-6 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 11, 1952 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after take-off due to propeller failure; pilot error |
| Site | Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States 40°40′46″N 74°13′05″W / 40.679369°N 74.218083°W |
| Total fatalities | 33 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator | National Airlines |
| Registration | N90891 |
| Flight origin | Newark Airport, New Jersey |
| Destination | Miami, Florida |
| Occupants | 63 |
| Passengers | 59 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 29 |
| Injuries | 34 |
| Survivors | 34 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 4 |
National Airlines Flight 101 was a scheduled flight from Newark Airport, New Jersey, to Miami, Florida, that on February 11, 1952 crashed in the town of Elizabeth, New Jersey, shortly after take-off. It was the third plane crash occurring in Elizabeth in less than two months, following the loss of a Miami Airlines C-46 in December and the crash of an American Airlines Convair 240, three weeks earlier.