26 Mar Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor – N7684 The right engine lost power on takeoff, following which the Tri-Motor stalled and crashed. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S): powerplantÿ-ÿengineÿcont... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed 18 Learstar – N1040E The aircraft tried to take off from an unlighted runway at night. The Lodestar yawed left and collided with trees. A large amount of ga... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-331C – N15712 During the takeoff roll on runway 01R the crew noticed vibration of the aircraft and a slowdown in acceleration after V1 speed. The tak... Continue reading
26 Mar Howard 350 – N361MC A Howard 350, N361MC, was destroyed in a landing accident at Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL). The pilot inadvertently retr... Continue reading
26 Mar NAMC YS-11A-202 – PP-CTG On entering S?o Paulo TMA, the flight was cleared to descend to FL 50. However, as FL 60 was attained instructions were given to hold a... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed 18 Learstar – CF-BAL The airplane hit a large gravel pile on takeoff and ground-looped. PROBABLE CAUSE: Pilot in command - failed to maintain directional c... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing B-17G – N73648 Crashed after colliding with trees. Witnesses stated pilot was too low on second slurry run. PROBABLE CAUSE(S) pilot in command - misj... Continue reading
26 Mar BAC One-Eleven 501EX – G-AWYS BAC One-Eleven G-AWYS was speeding down the runway when it ran through a pool of standing water. The captain thought the no. 1 engine h... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-53 (DC-3) – N39393 A smell of burning in the cabin made the crew perform a precautionary landing at Pivijay. The aircraft landed long on the 850 m runway ... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 – N5662 Twin Otter N5662 was on a resupply flight for troops, carrying a cargo of 2,780 pounds of palletized rations. It was attempting to fly ... Continue reading