26 Mar Boeing 727-22 – N7030U United Airlines flight 227, a Boeing 727, crashed while on approach to Salt Lake City Airport, Utah, USA, killing 43 occupants; 48 surv... Continue reading
26 Mar Learjet 23 – N243F Crashed shortly after a night takeoff from Palm Springs when the plane lost control and crashed in a 55-deg nosedown vertical left bank... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-3A – N485 N485 was prepared for a flight from Salt Lake City to Albuquerque with an intermediate stop in Provo. Prior to departure the crew reque... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation – N6218C TWA Boeing 707 N748TW and Eastern Constellation N6218C approached Carmel VORTAC at FL110 resp. FL100. Due to an optical illusion caused... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-131B – N748TW TWA Boeing 707 N748TW and Eastern Constellation N6218C approached Carmel VORTAC at FL110 resp. FL100. Due to an optical illusion caused... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation – N6914C Flight 914 departed Los Angeles at 22:12 MST for an IFR flight plan flight to Chicago. En route altitude was FL130. In level flight the... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-8-33 – JA8006 Flight 813 took off from San Francisco at 13:08 and suffered an uncontained no. 1 engine while climbing through 4500 feet. A fire erupt... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) – N52 The C-47 aircraft operated on a flight to check the ILS of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport in Pennsylvania, USA. During the flight both ... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
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... Continue reading