26
Mar
Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando – N5132B
A false engine fire warning caused the propeller to feather. The crew tried to land back at Dover, but the undercarriage would not lock...
26
Mar
Boeing 707-121B – N708PA
A Boeing 707-121B passenger plane, operated by Pan American World Airways, was destroyed when it flew into the side of Chances Peak, Mo...
26
Mar
Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation – N9719C
The Super Constellation failed to decelerate, hydroplaned, ran off the runway and collided with a ditch before coming to rest. The airc...
26
Mar
Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 101 – N601Z
Argosy N601Z departed Madison-Truax Field at 16:10 for a flight to Patterson AFB. During the in-range descent all engines lost power as...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-7B – N824D
The undercarriage collapsed when the DC-7 undershot the runway on landing. A fire developed in the right wing area. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S):...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) – N91016
A sudden wind gust (crosswind component estimated to be 28 kts) caused a premature lift-off on takeoff. The aircraft stalled and crashe...
26
Mar
Boeing 707-321B – N761PA
Pan Am flight 843 experienced an explosive disintegration of the third stage turbine disk of the No. 4 engine. The accident occurred sh...
26
Mar
Boeing 707-124 – N70773
Continental Air Lines Flight 12 departed Los Angeles on a scheduled flight to Chicago-O'Hare with an intermediate stop at Kansas City. ...
26
Mar
Convair CV-440 – N8415H
The Convair was turning back to the airport with the no. 2 engine on fire and the prop feathered when it struck the crest of a ridge, 6...
26
Mar
Fairchild C-82A Packet – N4834V
The aircraft was ditched off Lerma, Mexico after the aircraft ran out of fuel. The destination and alternate airports were closed due t...