Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 July 1949
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando
Owner/operator: Standard Airlines
Registration Number: N79978
Location: near Chatsworth, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 48
Component Affected: Pilot’s actionPilot’s action
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Standard Airlines flight departed Albuquerque at 04:24 for Burbank and was cleared to land at 07:36. The flight subsequently crashed on approach, striking the ground at 1890 feet asl, approximately 430 feet below the crest of Santa Susana Pass. The probable cause was the pilot’s action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach.A Standard Airlines flight departed Albuquerque at 04:24 for Burbank and was cleared to land at 07:36. The flight subsequently crashed on approach, striking the ground at 1890 feet asl, approximately 430 feet below the crest of Santa Susana Pass. The probable cause was the pilot’s action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach.
Description
The Standard Airlines flight departed Albuquerque at 04:24 for a flight to Burbank. At 07:36 the crew were cleared to land at Burbank; nothing more was heard from the flight. It appeared that the Curtiss had crashed on approach, striking the ground at 1890 feet asl, some 430 feet below the crest of Santa Susana Pass. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot’s action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach to the Burbank Airport.”
Source of Information
http://www.gendisasters.com/california/5002/chatsworth%2C-ca-airliner-crashes-mountains%2C-july-1949http://www.gendisasters.com/california/5002/chatsworth%2C-ca-airliner-crashes-mountains%2C-july-1949Primary Cause
Pilot’s action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach to the Burbank Airport.Pilot’s action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach to the Burbank Airport.Share on:
