Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 14 May 1967
Aircraft Type: North American Sabreliner 40
Owner/operator: Container Corp. of America
Registration Number: N739R
Location: 10 km NW off Ventura, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled dive into the Pacific Ocean approximately 800 yards off shore. Eyewitness accounts indicate a rapid descent.A commercial aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled dive into the Pacific Ocean approximately 800 yards off shore. Eyewitness accounts indicate a rapid descent.
Description
Crashed into Pacific Ocean. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft suddenly diving into the water, about 800 yards off shore. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Undetermined.”
Source of Information
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19670515.1.1&e=——-en–20–1–txt-txIN——–1https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19670515.1.1&e=——-en–20–1–txt-txIN——–1Primary Cause
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