26 Mar Lockheed 14-N3 Super Electra – N18138 Stalled on takeoff due to overload. Crashed and caught fire. The airplane was used in an electronic test project flight. It was being o... Continue reading
26 Mar Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander – N500JR Crashed inverted while positioning for a second low pass over the pilot's house on the ranch from which the plane had just departed. Pr... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-9-14 – N9101 West Coast Flight 956 departed San Francisco (SFO) at 18:44 for a flight to Eugene (EUG), Portland (PDX) and Seattle (SEA). The brand n... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar – N131E The no. 2 propeller governor drive shaft failed after takeoff. The aircraft stalled, crashed and caught fire while the pilot tried to c... Continue reading
26 Mar Ilyushin Il-14M – TZ-ABH An Ilyushin Il-14M operated by Air Mali crashed in the French Alps, killing all seven on board. The aircraft had departed Minsk, with ... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando – N10415 The C-46 collided with a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec aircraft (N56287); both aircraft crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure of both crews to main... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-3-208 – N17337 The no. 2 engine failed on climb out and the crew attempted to return to the airport. The pilot-in-command failed to maintain flying sp... Continue reading
26 Mar Martin 4-0-4 – N40446 The landing gear retracted while parked on the apron. PROBABLE CAUSE: personnelÿ-ÿmaintenance,servicing,inspection:ÿimproperÿmaintenan... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3) – N4994E Swerved off the runway and ended up in a ditch. PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Co-pilot - improper operation of brakes and/or flight controls; 2)... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando – N9905F The no. 1 engine failed at a height of 200 feet after takeoff from runway 22. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but were for... Continue reading