TWA Flight 260
A Martin 4-0-4 of Trans World Airlines, similar to the aircraft involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 19, 1955 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States 35°11′38″N 106°26′31″W / 35.194°N 106.442°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Martin 4-0-4 |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | TW260 |
| ICAO flight No. | TWA260 |
| Call sign | TWA 260 |
| Registration | N40416 |
| Flight origin | Albuquerque International Airport, New Mexico, United States |
| Destination | Santa Fe Municipal Airport, New Mexico, United States |
| Occupants | 16 |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Survivors | 0 |
TWA Flight 260 was a scheduled passenger flight by Trans World Airlines (TWA) from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the United States. On February 19, 1955, the 40-passenger Martin 4-0-4 prop plane servicing the route crashed into the Sandia Mountains, killing all 16 passengers and crew members. Its deviation from the normal flight path, initially believed to be the result of pilot error, was revised to "unknown" given that the contribution of other factors could not be definitively ruled out. The crash remains the deadliest aviation incident in New Mexico history.