26 Mar de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou – A4-185 The Caribou was dispatched to delivered a load to a beleaguered military outpost at A Ro. Arriving over A Ro, the pilot could not oper... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando – N3971B The Curtiss C-46 was loaded to about 20 pounds under the maximum allowable gross weight of 48000 pounds for the cargo flight to Wilming... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-331 – N769TW TWA flight 800, a Boeing 707-300, crashed during takeoff from Roma-Fiumicino Airport, Italy, killing 50 occupants; 23 survived the acci... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46R Commando – N9885F Weather at New Orleans was below landing minima, so the flight was diverted to Baton Rouge. Weather at Baton Rouge was a ceiling 300 fe... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation – N6915C The Constellation departed San Francisco runway 28L at 00:28 for an IFR flight to New York. Three minutes later the crew were advised t... Continue reading
26 Mar Learjet 23 – N801L Learjet 23 prototype. Emergency belly landed in wheatfield when the Learjet did not climb after simulating a left engine failure on tak... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 745D Viscount – N7405 A United Air Lines Vickers Viscount 745D, N7405, Flight 823, crashed near Parrottsville, Tennessee. Thirty-five passengers and the four... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-7B – N831D The DC-7 touched down on runway 05 following an ILS approach. Reverser were applied, but the no. 1 engine reverser didn't respond. The ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-7 – N464 The aircraft suffered a nose gear collapse after landing. Apparently the aircraft has been repaired as it was seen in Columbus in April... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet – N4829V The Packet undershot the runway on landing, causing the landing gear to collapse. The aircraft caught fire. PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot in ... Continue reading