26
Mar
Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A – N1135K
Takeoff was attempted with the gust locks still engaged. The takeoff was aborted, but the plane overran runway 23 and crossed a ditch a...
26
Mar
Boeing 727-25 – N8101N
On take-off about 1:40pm, the right main gear door stuck open owing to a misrigged valve. Capt. Eugene E. Young circled the airport un...
26
Mar
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation – N6901C
The Super Constellation had to be ditched after three of the fout engines had flamed out. The flight crew was rescued by a fishing vess...
26
Mar
Canadair CL-44D4-2 – N453T
The aircraft took off from Indianapolis at 13:30 EST on an IFR flight plan to NAS Norfolk. The first-officer, who carried out the runwa...
26
Mar
Douglas TC-47K (DC-3) – N91375
The military surplus DC-3 N91375 had been stored without engines at Goodyear-Litchfield Park NAS, AZ. The company that purchased the ai...
26
Mar
Boeing 727-22 – N7030U
United Airlines flight 227, a Boeing 727, crashed while on approach to Salt Lake City Airport, Utah, USA, killing 43 occupants; 48 surv...
26
Mar
Learjet 23 – N243F
Crashed shortly after a night takeoff from Palm Springs when the plane lost control and crashed in a 55-deg nosedown vertical left bank...
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46R Commando – N1210W
A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Urrao, Colombia. The crew continued VFR in instrument weathe...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-3A – N485
N485 was prepared for a flight from Salt Lake City to Albuquerque with an intermediate stop in Provo. Prior to departure the crew reque...
26
Mar
Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation – N6218C
TWA Boeing 707 N748TW and Eastern Constellation N6218C approached Carmel VORTAC at FL110 resp. FL100. Due to an optical illusion caused...