26 Mar de Havilland DH-114 Heron – N510FW Aircraft was being re-positioned to board passengers when the nose gear collapsed which severed the brake line and the aircraft plowed ... Continue reading
26 Mar Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander – N38JA The Islander entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed following in-flight airframe failure. Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-331B – N8705T A Trans World Airlines, Inc., Boeing 707-331B porpoised while descending approximately 35 miles west of Los Angeles, California, USA. T... Continue reading
26 Mar Howard 250 – N669M Swerved on takeoff and crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE(S): pilot in command - failed to maintain directional control FACTOR(S) pilot in comma... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF – N802WA The DC-8, operating on cargo flight for the Military Airlift Command from Travis AFB to Clark AFB via Cold Bay and Yokota AFB. The airc... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado – N7876 After an ILS approach in marginal weather (heavy rainstorm), the aircraft touched down 500 m past the threshold. The Convair then veere... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando – N1312V The aircraft crashed 152 feet short of the runway when the main gear struck a bank, which was located 18 inches below the runway level.... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-345C – PP-VJZ Varig Flight 820 departed Rio de Janeiro (GIG) at 03:03 for a flight to Paris-Orly (ORY). The en route part of the flight was uneventfu... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing B-17G – N620L The aircraft stalled and crashed during a low altitude steep turn downwind over the downslope side of a mountain. PROBABLE CAUSE(S) pi... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-640 – HB-IMM Landed heavily, bounced, and landed back nose-down. The landing gear partly collapsed. The aircraft came to rest 15 m short of the runw... Continue reading