26 Mar Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar – N600N Both engines flamed out due to fuel starvation. The pilot attempted to reach Philipsburg for an emergency landing, despite the fact tha... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3C) – N4997E The DC-3 was on a ferry flight from Miami to Air Manila and had left Gander for Santa Maria when a short distress message was heard. Th... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild F-27F – N757L A full flap landing was carried out, followed by flap-retraction to practice a no-flap takeoff. The Fairchild veered left upon rotation... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-6A – N6541C The DC-6 struck the a snow covered glacier on the west slope of Mt Rainier at an elevation of 10200 feet msl (3108 m). PROBABLE CAUSE:... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-6A – N6579C Hit trees 0,8 miles from the runway in heavy rain, lost undercarriage no 4 engine and slid for 1200ft rupturing the fuel tanks and catc... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando – N608Z The C-46 Commando had been cleared for a runway 3L ILS approach at Detroit in poor weather (sky obscured, visibility 1 mile, light driz... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed 18 Learstar I – N512V The Lodestar pilots were cleared for an approach to Detroit-Willow Run Airport runway 05R. While on final approach the crew indicated t... Continue reading
26 Mar Steward-Davis Super Catalina (PBY-5A) – N4936V The airplane nosed in after a hard landing on the water of Otter Lake. It was transporting supplies from Sitka to build a US Forest Ser... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar – N171Q Stalled on climb out, crashed and caught fire. Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild F-27A – N745L Weather was poor near Las Vegas with indefinite ceiling at 500 feet, sky obscured, 900 m visibility and light snow. Flight 114 was flyi... Continue reading