26 Mar Oakland Centaurus – N7436C The aircraft crashed after the no 13 piston of the right hand engine failed, resulting in exhaust and intake valves remaining open. Th... Continue reading
26 Mar Grumman G-73 Mallard – N298GB The pilot took off with a heavy accumulation of frost on the wings of the aircraft. Temperature at the time was -8øC. The airplane stal... Continue reading
26 Mar North American Sabreliner 40 – N739R Crashed into Pacific Ocean. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft suddenly diving into the water, about 800 yards off shore. PROBA... Continue reading
26 Mar Grumman G-73 Mallard – N2968 Porpoised when struck power boat wake. Pilot added power to continue takeoff but stalled, crashed into water and sank. PROBABLE CAUSES... Continue reading
26 Mar BAC One-Eleven 204AF – N1116J Mohawk Flight 40 took off from Elmira at 14:39 EDT for a flight to Washington, DC. At 14:44 the aircraft was cleared to climb to FL160.... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation – N7777C The aircraft belly landed because the crew had failed to select the gear down. Weather conditions were poor at the time of the accident... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-6B – N8224H The DC-6 was en route from Philadelphia to Boston at FL150 when it suffered an explosive decompression due to the failure of the right ... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-580 – N73130 Lake Central Airlines Flight 527 departed Chicago, IL for a flight to Detroit, MI with intermediate stops at Lafayette, IN, Cincinnati,... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-9-15 – N1063T TWA Flight 553, a Douglas DC-9-10 crashed near Urbana, Ohio, USA, following a mid-air collision with a Beech 55, killing all 26 occupan... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild F-27 – N2712 Fairchild F-27 N2712 operated on a flight from Klamath Falls to Seattle via Medford, North Bend and Portland. Because snow was falling ... Continue reading