Kansas City

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Plain, Valley

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Falkville

Alabama

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En route, while cruising in a stormy weather, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field. All eight crew were killed. According to eye-witnesses, the accident occurred while the airplane was flying into adverse weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and turbulence.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-1-LO LodeStar in Kansas City

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-60 LodeStar

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Registration:

42-55852

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MSN:

2225

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1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Ground accident. No casualties.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita in Kansas City

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

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Registration:

41-26704

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MSN:

1979

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1942

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Crashed upon landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 on Fremont Peak: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1943

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Registration:

05051

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Kansas City – San Pedro

MSN:

4555

YOM:

1942

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Fremont Peak

Arizona

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While cruising in limited visibility, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Fremont Peak located 14 km north of Flagstaff. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all six crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-209A near Kansas City

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1942 at 1149 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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Registration:

NC18951

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Kansas City - Kansas City

MSN:

2015

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1937

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North American B-25 Mitchell

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Captain / Total flying hours:

4488

Captain / Total hours on type:

2888.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1500

Copilot / Total hours on type:

700

Circumstances:

A midair collision involving aircraft of United States registry, a Douglas DC-3, NC18951, and a US Army aircraft, type C-53, registered 41-20116, occurred at an altitude of between 3,500 and 3,900 feet about 4 1/4 miles northeast of the Kansas City Range Station and 1 3/4 miles north of the on course of the northeast leg of the Kansas City Radio Range. At the time of the accident, NC18951 was operating on a check flight in the vicinity of the Kansas City Municipal Airport as a part of the routine instrument flight instruction of Transcontinental & Western Air. The C-53 was on a non-stop cross-country flight from Indianapolis to Wichita via Kansas City, in the service of the US Army Air Forces. The DC-3 received major damage from the collision in the air and was demolished by the resultant crash landing in a group of small trees in the vicinity of Linden, Kansas. The C-53 received major damage as a result of the collision but succeeded in landing at the Kansas City Municipal Airport without further damage. The DC-3 captain sustained minor injuries. None of the 5 other persons involved was injured.

Probable cause:

Error of judgment of the Kansas City Air Traffic Control operator in clearing the TWA DC-3 to climb into the overcast, within the limits of a civil airway, when he had knowledge of the expected arrival, in the immediate vicinity, of the Army C-53.

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Crash of a North American B-25D Mitchell in Kansas City

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1942

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Registration:

41-29660

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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MSN:

87-7825

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1941

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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The airplane crashed while taking off from Kansas City Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator near Cimarron: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1942 at 2030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

41-1133

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Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Kirtland - Kansas City

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YOM:

1941

Location:

Cimarron

New Mexico

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Landing (descent or approach)

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The crew departed Kirtland AFB (Albuquerque) on a training mission to Kansas City. En route, while approaching a mountainous area, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with strong winds and turbulence. The heavy bomber went out of control, lost height and crashed on the wooded slope of Trail Peak, in the Philmont National Reserve, some 20 miles southwest of Cimarron. All seven occupants were killed, among them three crew members from Trans World Airlines (TWA).
Crew:
Cpt Robert O. Redding, pilot (TWA),
2nd Lt Roland L. Jeffries, pilot,
2nd Lt Charles O. Reynard, pilot,
Jonas G. Ruff, copilot (TWA),
George E. Van Hoozer, flight engineer (TWA),
Cpl Philip E. Macomber, flight engineer,
Cpl Duane M. Peterson, radio operator,

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident was not clearly determined but it is suspected that the loss of control was caused by microburst in altitude.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3B-202 in Saint Louis: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1941 at 0413 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

Operator:

Registration:

NC17315

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Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Schedule:

Los Angeles – Phoenix – El Paso – Amarillo – Kansas City – Saint Louis – Indianapolis – Pittsburgh – New York

MSN:

1930

YOM:

1937

Flight number:

TW006

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Saint Louis-Lambert

Missouri

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Captain / Total flying hours:

9711

Captain / Total hours on type:

2338.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1505

Copilot / Total hours on type:

129

Circumstances:

On final approach, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog and light snow. As the crew missed the runway 01, the captain initiated a go around procedure and applied full power on both engines. After crossing runway 01 for few dozen yards, the captain initiated a turn at low height to join runway 04. Doing so, one of the wing impacted trees and the airplane crashed in a wooded area near the airport. A crew member and one passenger were killed while 12 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
P. T. W. Scott, pilot,
O. J. DioGuardi, copilot,
Mary T. Eshbach, stewardess.

Probable cause:

Upon the basis of the foregoing findings and the entire record available to the investigators at this time, they find that the probable cause of the accident was the action of the pilot in attempting a landing under adverse weather conditions in disregard of the minimums prescribed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and in maneuvering for such landing at a dangerously low altitude.

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Crash of a Douglas DC-3-194B on Mt Baldy: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1937 at 1530 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

Operator:

Registration:

PH-ALP

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Flight Type:

Delivery

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Long Beach - Phoenix - Kansas City - New York

MSN:

1938

YOM:

1937

Location:

Mt Baldy

Arizona

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