Executive/Corporate/Business

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

AF-19

YOM:

1952

Location:

Saskatchewan

Country:

Canada

Region:

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

771

Circumstances:

En route, weather conditions worsened and the pilot decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the ground. While cruising at an altitude of some 250 feet, the twin engine aircraft struck a radio antenna and crashed in flames in a field. All five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The pilot took the decision to continue under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions. Due to improper in-flight decisions, he failed to see and avoid the radio antenna.

Final Report:

Crash of a Dassault Falcon 20C in Goose Bay

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Dassault Falcon 20

Operator:

Trans Commerce Leasing

Registration:

HB-VAP

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

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Schedule:

Geneva – Keflavik – Goose Bay

MSN:

YOM:

1966

Location:

Goose Bay

Newfoundland & Labrador

Country:

Canada

Region:

Rockwell Aero Commander 560

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a transatlantic flight from Geneva to Goose Bay with an intermediate stop in Keflavik. On final approach to Goose Bay Airport, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew realized he could not reach the airport so the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed, slid for several yards and came to rest 11 km short of runway. All seven occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure on approach caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 560E in Dallas: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1967 at 1536 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N3831C

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

City

MSN:

560-747

YOM:

1959

Location:

Dallas-Love Field

Texas

Country:

Region:

Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

13247

Captain / Total hours on type:

2010.00

Circumstances:

While on approach to Dallas-Love Field Airport, the left wing broke away and control was lost. The airplane entered a dive and crashed on the elementary school of Bradfield. All seven occupants on board the airplane were killed while no one on the ground was injured. The school was partially destroyed as well as several vehicles. The airplane was operated on behalf of LTV Electrosystems (Ling-Temco-Vought).

Probable cause:

Uncontrolled descent following the structural failure of the left wing due to fatigue fracture. Two overlapping rivet holes found in aft leg of the spar cap.

Final Report:

Crash of a Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I in Harrisburg

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1967 at 1535 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N205M

Flight Phase:

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MSN:

YOM:

1961

Location:

Harrisburg-Capital City

Pennsylvania

Country:

Region:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

16880

Captain / Total hours on type:

1668.00

Circumstances:

The approach to Harrisburg-Capital City Airport was completed in poor weather conditions. After touchdown on a wet runway, the crew encountered difficulties to decelerate and the captain eventually decided to make a sharp turn to avoid an overrun. The aircraft veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt. While all eight occupants were uninjured, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who selected the wrong runway relative to existing wind and failed to initiate a go-around. The landing procedure was completed at an excessive speed of 105 knots with a tailwind of 9 knots.

Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK near Sontecomapan: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

XC-BII

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Poza Rica – Minatitlán

MSN:

14836/26281

YOM:

1944

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Circumstances:

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated area located 13 km southeast of Sontecomapan, State of Veracruz. The wreckage was found a month later, on June 17. All seven occupants have been killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft King Air A90 in Endicott: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1967 at 2223 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 90 King Air

Operator:

Registration:

N129GP

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

LJ-216

YOM:

1967

Location:

Endicott

New York

Country:

Region:

Rockwell Aero Commander 680

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

13389

Captain / Total hours on type:

41.00

Circumstances:

The crew started the descent to Endicott-Tri Cities Airport by night and poor weather conditions consisting of fog, rain falls and low clouds. On approach, the twin engine aircraft was too low, struck tree tops and crashed few miles short of runway threshold. Both pilots and a passenger were killed while two passengers were seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Improper IFR operations on part of the flying crew who was being radar vectored to over Tri-Cities Airport but was not authorized to attempt an instrument approach. Poor weather conditions were considered as a contributing factor.

Final Report:

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 680E in Minneapolis: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1966 at 1543 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

R.D. Marcotte & Associates

Registration:

N8496C

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

680E-846-71

YOM:

1960

Location:

Minneapolis-Saint Paul

Minnesota

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

4826

Captain / Total hours on type:

117.00

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Minneapolis-World Chamberlain Airport, while climbing, the pilot informed ATC about fire on board and that smoke spread in the cabin and cockpit. He elected to make an emergency landing when control was lost and the airplane crashed in flames on Interstate highway. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a fire broke out in the baggage compartment for unknown reason.

Final Report:

Crash of a Dornier DO.28B/1 in Alberta

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1966

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.28A/B

Operator:

Home Oil Company

Registration:

CF-RZG

Flight Type:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

3070

Location:

Alberta

Country:

Canada

Region:

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances at an oilstrip owned by the Home Oil Company somewhere in Alberta. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-56-23 LodeStar in Chicago

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1966 at 1652 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 18 LodeStar

Operator:

Registration:

N339

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Chicago – Pittsburgh

MSN:

2588

YOM:

1943

Location:

Chicago-Merrill C. Meigs

Illinois

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Region: