Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 December 1965
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
Owner/operator: Flying Tiger Line
Registration Number: N6914C
Location: 32 km NE of Alamosa, CO –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation and Instrument Flight SystemsAircraft Navigation and Instrument Flight Systems
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
Flight 914 experienced a near-miss incident during an IFR flight to Chicago. The aircraft was flying at FL130 altitude and encountered a position disorientation event near the west ridge of California Peak, approximately 150 feet below the ridge. This resulted in a descent below the terrain.Flight 914 experienced a near-miss incident during an IFR flight to Chicago. The aircraft was flying at FL130 altitude and encountered a position disorientation event near the west ridge of California Peak, approximately 150 feet below the ridge. This resulted in a descent below the terrain.
Description
Flight 914 departed Los Angeles at 22:12 MST for an IFR flight plan flight to Chicago. En route altitude was FL130. In level flight the aircraft flew into the west ridge of what is now California Peak (13,849 feet), about 150 feet below the ridge. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Position disorientation during night instrument flight resulting in flight below obstructing terrain.”
Primary Cause
Position disorientation during night instrument flight resulting in flight below obstructing terrain.Position disorientation during night instrument flight resulting in flight below obstructing terrain.Share on:
