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United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43.

On May 29, in the year 1947, United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of May 29, one of 449 recorded events on this date across all of history.

United Air Lines Flight 521 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by a Douglas DC-4 from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States, to Cleveland, Ohio, United States. On May 29, 1947, while attempting to take off on runway 18, the aircraft failed to get airborne, overran the end of the runway, ripped through an airport fence onto traffic on the Grand Central Parkway, and slammed into an embankment, ultimately plunging into a pond and exploding. Ten people escaped the flaming wreckage; only five of them survived.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on May 29, 1947 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 8 March 2026.

On This Date in History 449

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 May 29 Bernie Kerik, American police officer, 40th Police Commissioner of New York City and interior minister of the Iraqi Coa
Notable Deaths 2024 May 29 Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (born 1926)
Historical Events 2022 May 29 Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22
Notable Deaths 2022 May 29 Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist
Notable Deaths 2022 May 29 Sidhu Moosewala, Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician
Historical Events 2021 May 29 A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe
Notable Deaths 2021 May 29 Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2021 May 29 Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1957)
Notable Deaths 2021 May 29 B
Notable Deaths 2021 May 29 Cornelius Sim, Bruneian cardinal (born 1951)
Historical Events 2020 May 29 An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers
Notable Deaths 2020 May 29 Maikanti Baru, Nigerian engineer, former chief of state oil firm
Selected Events 2020 May 29 An oil spill in Norilsk released 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers
Notable Deaths 2017 May 29 Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2017 May 29 Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli Lieutenant General and minister (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2017 May 29 Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek politician and prime minister (born 1918)
Historical Events 2015 May 29 One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens
Notable Deaths 2015 May 29 Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 29 Doris Hart, American tennis player (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 29 Betsy Palmer, American actress (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 29 Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 29 Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 29 Peter Glaser, Czech-American scientist and engineer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 29 Miljenko Prohaska, Croatian composer and conductor (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 29 William M
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Françoise Blanchard, French actress (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Mulgrew Miller, American pianist and composer (born 1955)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Franca Rame, Italian actress and playwright (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Ludwig G
Notable Deaths 2013 May 29 Wali-ur-Rehman, Pakistani commander (born 1970)
Historical Events 2012 May 29 A 5
Notable Deaths 2012 May 29 Mark Minkov, Russian composer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 29 Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 29 Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 29 Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician, 2nd President of Abkhazia (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 29 Bill Clements, American soldier and politician, 42nd Governor of Texas (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 29 Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 14th President of Hungary (born 1931)
Selected Events 2011 May 29 Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple
Notable Deaths 2010 May 29 Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1936)
Historical Events 2008 May 29 A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6
Notable Deaths 2008 May 29 Paula Gunn Allen, American writer (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2008 May 29 Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)
Notable Deaths 2008 May 29 Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2007 May 29 Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2007 May 29 Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (born 1927)
Notable Births 2006 May 29 Dommaraju Gukesh, Youngest contender to compete for the title of World Chess Champion
Notable Deaths 2006 May 29 Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (born 1930)

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