Crash of a Beechcraft E18S in Bridgeport: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1965 at 0821 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft E18
Operator:
Hope Natural Gas Company
Registration:
N844K
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
BA-207
YOM:
1956
Location:
Bridgeport
West Virginia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
9042
Captain / Total hours on type:
1069.00
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bridgeport Airport, while climbing in heavy snow falls, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in a snow covered field. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is reported the accident occurred in very bad weather conditions with snowstorm. With icing conditions including sleet, freezing rain, etc, the weather conditions were conducive to carburetor/induction system icing.
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Crash of a Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor near Kansas City: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1965 at 0943 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
N9980Z
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
AF-816
YOM:
1954
Location:
Kansas City
Kansas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
1307
Captain / Total hours on type:
83.00
Circumstances:
En route, control was lost and the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion near Kansas City. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Uncontrolled descent caused by the failure of the attitude gyro in flight. It was determined that a piece of vacuum hose was found split. The flow valve stuck was closed. Evidence of gyro speed not up.
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Crash of a Beechcraft Queen Air 65 in Billings: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1964 at 1005 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 65 Queen Air
Operator:
Hood Corporation
Registration:
N451H
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Boise – Billings
MSN:
LC-90
YOM:
1961
Location:
Billings-Logan
Montana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
7041
Circumstances:
On final approach to Billings-Logan Airport, one of the engine failed. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in flames onto a house. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by a mismanagement of fuel on part of the crew. Due to inadequate supervision of flight, a fuel starvation occurred.
Contributing factors were:
- Improper emergency procedures,
- Partial loss of power on one engine,
- Complete engine failure/flameout on one engine,
- Fire after impact.
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Crash of a Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster into the Pacific Ocean: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1964 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Facilities Management Corporation
Registration:
N4726V
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Honolulu – Los Angeles
MSN:
10315
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pacific Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Captain / Total flying hours:
23454
Captain / Total hours on type:
16000.00
Circumstances:
The DC-4 took off from Honolulu at 22:47 PST for a flight to Los Angeles, ETA 10:27 PST. At 05:54 PST the pilot reported a bad fire in the no. 2 engine and stated that a ditching might become necessary. Nothing more was heard from the flight. Extensive search efforts were discontinued after 5 days; nothing had been found. A total of 15-17 min maintenance delay had occurred on the Los Angeles-Philippines round trip. Among the causes of these delays was a recurring oil leak in the propeller governor assembly for the no. 2 engine.
Probable cause:
In-flight No.2 engine fire for an undetermined cause, resulting in ditching at sea.
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Crash of a Beechcraft E18S near Knoxville: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1964 at 1155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft E18
Operator:
Registration:
N110WB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
BA-263
YOM:
1957
Location:
Knoxville
Tennessee
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Captain / Total flying hours:
12450
Captain / Total hours on type:
800.00
Circumstances:
While cruising in a limited visibility due to snow showers, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain and crashed in flames near Knoxville. All six occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the ceiling was at 2,000 feet and the visibility was limited due to snow falls. Also, the mountain was shrouded in clouds.
Probable cause:
Inadequate flight preparation on part of the flying crew who continued under VFR mode into adverse weather conditions and flew at an altitude below obstructing terrain.
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Crash of a Beechcraft 65-80 Queen Air in Kehrig: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1964 at 1535 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
Operator:
Masa Treuunternehmen
Registration:
HB-GBE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Liège – Linz
MSN:
LD-109
YOM:
1963
Location:
Kehrig
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the airplane went of control, dove into the ground and crashed onto a house located in Kehrig. All three passengers were killed while the pilot was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control was the consequence of the detachment of one of the elevator in flight while the aircraft was cruising in poor weather conditions with apparent atmospheric turbulences. It was also reported that the pilot owned a licence allowing him to fly under VFR conditions only.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 2B in Libya

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1964
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Libyan Aviation Company
Registration:
G-ANGE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
04167
YOM:
1953
Location:
Libya
All Libya
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at the Oil Station n° 12, somewhere in Libya, one of the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Convair CV-580 in Midland

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1963 at 1142 LT
Type of aircraft:
Convair CV-580
Operator:
Registration:
N7601
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
452
YOM:
1960
Location:
Midland
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Midland Airport, during the last segment, the airplane rolled left and right then lost height and struck the runway 10 surface. On impact, the undercarriage were sheared off and the airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest. All four occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. A layer of 0,6 to 3 inches of ice was found on the upper wing surfaces.
Probable cause:
Failure of crew to use full deicing and anti-icing equipment in known icing conditions. It was reported they have been informed about icing conditions prior to the accident.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760B Paris II in Bascapè: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1962 at 1857 LT
Type of aircraft:
Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris
Operator:
Registration:
I-SNAP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Catania – Milan
MSN:
99
YOM:
1961
Location:
Bascapè
Lombardy
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Approaching Milan-Linate Airport, the pilot encountered very bad weather conditions and lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located 14 km short of runway 36 threshold. The airplane was completely destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Irnerio Bertuzzi, pilot.
Passengers:
Enrico Mattei, President of the Italian Oil Company ENI,
William McHale, journalist by Time-Life.
Probable cause:
Loss of control while approaching the airport in poor weather conditions (heavy rain falls and turbulence). The assumption that the accident was caused by an act of sabotage was not ruled out.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-56-24 LodeStar in Lake Milton: 13 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1962 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 18 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
N1000F
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Buffalo – Ashland
MSN:
2463
YOM:
1943
Location:
Lake Milton
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Captain / Total flying hours:
13250
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1000
Aircraft flight hours:
6557
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Buffalo Airport, the crew was cleared to climb to 8,000 feet. About an hour into the flight, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed near Lake Milton, Ohio. The crew was unable to send any distress call. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 13 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a malfunction of the electric elevator trim tab unit which resulted in aircraft uncontrollability and subsequent structural failure of the wing.
Final Report:
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