California

Schedule:

Boston – Windsor Locks – Chicago – Burbank

MSN:

4810

YOM:

1957

Flight number:

FT183

Location:

Burbank

Country:

Region:

Landing (descent or approach)

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

14164

Captain / Total hours on type:

5100.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

560

Copilot / Total hours on type:

560

Aircraft flight hours:

20269

Circumstances:

On December 14, 1962, at 2212 P.s.t., a Flying Tiger Line Inc., Super Constellation, N6913C, crashed about 1-1/4 miles west of the Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank California, during an ILS approach to runway 7. All five persons on board the aircraft and three persons on the ground sustained fatal injuries. The last radio communication with N6913C was the flight's acknowledgement of its radar-observed position two miles from the end of the runway on the localizer course. Twenty seconds later the aircraft crashed Into a fog-shrouded residential/industrial area.

Probable cause:

The incapacitation of the pilot-in-command, at a critical point in the approach resulting in a loss of control of the aircraft from which the co-pilot was unable to recover.

Final Report:

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove in Santa Maria: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1962

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.104 Dove

Operator:

Center Air Lines

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Hawthorne – Santa Maria

Location:

Santa Maria

Country:

Region:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Hawthorne, California, to Santa Maria, with a crew of two and six employees of the Martin Aircraft Group. During the final approach completed by night, one of the engine lost power. The airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed, killing all eight occupants.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5FE Neptune in Los Alamitos AAF: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Los Alamitos - Los Alamitos

Location:

Los Alamitos AAF

Country:

Region:

Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from runway 22 at Los Alamitos AAF, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the suburb of Seal Beach, about 3,5 miles southwest of the airport. All nine crew members were killed while there were no casualties on the ground.

Crash of a Lockheed C-121G Super Constellation in Oakland

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

54-4057

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

4138

YOM:

1953

Location:

Oakland

Country:

Region:

Lockheed 12 Electra Junior

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

Suffered a ground accident at Oakland Airport. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior near Fort Irwin: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1961

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N16020

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

MSN:

1243

YOM:

1938

Location:

Fort Irwin

Country:

Region:

Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft crashed in the Tierfort mountains, about 7,5 miles east of Fort Irwin. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor at Travis AFB: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1961

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Golden Gate Airways

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Travis – San Francisco

Location:

Travis AFB

Country:

Region:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Travis AFB to San Francisco, carrying a crew of two and five passengers, among them four US Army Officers who should be transferred to San Francisco. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane banked left, stalled and crashed in flames. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL near Newhall: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1961 at 2126 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

43-16002

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Oxnard – Palmdale – George – Oxnard

MSN:

20468

YOM:

1944

Location:

Newhall

Country:

Region:

Lockheed L-749 Constellation

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

3013

Captain / Total hours on type:

2307.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

2791

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1312

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a training mission on behalf of the 28th Squadron based in Oxnard. Following several touch-and-go maneuvers at Palmdale Airport, the crew continued to George Airbase in Victorville. While returning to Oxnard, the captain contacted ATC and received the permission to divert to Ventura Airport to perform few instruments approaches. While descending under VFR mode by night, the captain was informed about the presence of two successives cloud layers at 5,000 feet and 3,000 feet and instructed to report while over the last marker. Five minutes later, the airplane struck trees and crashed about 7 miles southwest of Newhall. Three crew members were killed instantly while three others walked away for all night to find help the next morning at 0630LT.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident remains undetermined but it is believed the pilot-in-command was descending at a too low altitude maybe to maintain a visual contact with the ground.

Ground accident of a Lockheed L-749A Constellation in Oakland

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1961

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

International Aircraft Services

Registration:

N5595A

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

2620

YOM:

1950

Location:

Oakland

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The four engine aircraft was towed by ground personal when it collided with a parked Douglas DC-7C registered N312A and operated by Overseas National Airways. The circumstances of the occurrence remains unclear. There were no injuries but both airplanes were damaged beyond repair.

Ground accident of a Douglas DC-7 in Oakland

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1961

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-7

Operator:

Registration:

N312A

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

44133

YOM:

1954

Location:

Oakland

Country:

Region: