Douglas B-23 Dragon

On approach to runway 36 at Akron-Canton Airport, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems with the undercarriage. In accordance with ATC, he completed a low pass over the runway and passed just in front of the control tower before making a turn to the left to join the approach circuit. On short final, the twin engine airplane stalled and crashed in flames about 300 yards short of runway threshold. All six occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crashed in flames in a dirt field located near Mount Shasta. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. It was the property of Howard Hughes.

The airplane went down at Loon Lake (elevation 5,280 feet) with eight men aboard. The plane was returning to McChord AFB, Washington from a training mission in Nevada when it flew into a heavy snow storm near Pendleton, Oregon. Unable to maintain altitude, the pilot, Robert R. Orr, decided to attempt a landing in Boise. The approach was hampered by heavy icing and a failed radio. An order to prepare to parachute was given at 13,000 feet. Just then a hole developed in the cloud cover. A frozen lake was spotted and a landing was attempted. Frozen flaps caused the first approach to be abandoned. In a successful second approach, the plane touched down on the frozen lake, sliding across the ice and through the trees. With both wings sheared off, the plane came to rest 150 feet from the shore of Loon Lake in the timber. All eight men survived. A broken kneecap was the only injury. After waiting five days for rescue, the crew selected three men to go for help. On February 3rd, the three left Loon Lake with a shotgun and chocolate rations. They followed the Secesh River downstream. Then, hiking over Lick Creek Summit, elevation 6,700 feet, they reached the Lake Fork Guard Station. Once inside, an exhausted crew member picked up the telephone and spoke to the operator in McCall. The three men had hiked for 14 days and approximately 42 miles through waist deep snow. On February 18th, the wreckage was spotted by bush pilot, Penn Stohr, of Cascade, Idaho. He returned and notified authorities. Stohr made two more flights, landing on the frozen lake to fly the crew out. After some 21 days in the harsh winter climate of Idaho’s primitive area, all eight men were rescued.
Source: https://www.secesh.net/B23.htm

The twin engine airplane departed McDill AFB on a flight to Brookley AFB, Mobile, carrying five passengers and five crew members. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane suffered a major structural failure, disintegrated in the air and crashed in an open field located near McDavid, some 75 km northeast of Brookley AFB. The airplane was totally destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Maj Sidney B. Gimble Jr., pilot,
F/O Glenn A. Johnson, copilot,
M/Sgt Pius C. Witherow, flight engineer,
S/Sgt J. C. Melder, radio operator,
Lt Edward A. Drucia.
Passengers:
Br Gen Carlyle Hilton Wash, commanding general of the Second Air Support Command,
Lt Col James H. Cunnigham,
Lt Col James A. Cain Jr.,
Maj John R. Lee,
Lt John A. Simon.

Shortly after takeoff from Bolling Field, the twin engine airplane stalled and crashed into the Potomac River off Washington DC. All six crew members were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

The airplane was returning to its base at March AFB on a flight from Albuquerque, carrying seven people. While cruising in poor visibility due to fog and rain falls, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located about 10 km northeast of Beaumont. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
John E. Overstreet +6.