Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas in Saverdun: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
59/F-RBHI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Toulouse - Toulouse
MSN:
59
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission when he encountered icing conditions. The airplane went out of control and crashed in Saverdun, some 45 km southeast of Toulouse. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. They were conducting a mission on behalf of the CIET 340 (Centre d’Instruction des Équipages de Transport) based at Toulouse-Francazal Airbase.
Crew:
Cpt Jacques Masniaud,
Lt Roger Galibert,
Adj Henri Delpech,
Sgt André Esposito.

Crash of a Beechcraft 65-88 Queen Air in Woods Cross: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1966 at 1517 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N886E
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Salt Lake City - Salt Lake City
MSN:
LP-10
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
13000
Captain / Total hours on type:
100.00
Circumstances:
The crew departed Salt Lake City Airport for a local training flight. Three minutes after passing 9,000 feet, still climbing to reach FL130, the crew informed ATC about smoke in the cockpit. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an emergency descent until il crashed in Woods Cross, about 6 miles northeast of the airport. The aircraft owned by Thomas J. Carter was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty.
Final Report:

Crash of a Boeing B-52G-105-BW Stratofortress near Stone Lake: 9 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
58-0228
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Barksdale - K. I. Sawyer
MSN:
464296
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew departed Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, at 1500LT on a training flight to Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB (K. I. Sawyer AFB), Wisconsin. The goal of the mission was to test the performances of a new ground reconnaissance radar. While cruising by night at low altitude, the airplane struck trees, stalled and crashed in a dense wooded area located south of Stone Lake. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Curtis E. Robertson, pilot,
1st Lt Darrick R. Negron, copilot,
Lt Col Jack Atherton, pilot instructor,
Cpt Edward E. Kamph, radio navigator,
1st Lt Jerome P. Calligari, navigator,
Maj James H. Crook, navigator instructor,
Cpt Michael J. Dunlap, early warning operator,
A1C Gerald D. Turney, air gunner,
M/Sgt Lonnie Woodard, flight engineer.

Crash of a Vickers 701 Viscount in Rio de Janeiro

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-SRM
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
19
YOM:
1953
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport. After touchdown, the four engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. All three crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules at Santa Maria AFB

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
2452
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Santa Maria - Santa Maria
MSN:
4093
YOM:
1965
Country:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at Santa Maria AFB. On final approach, the pilot-in-command adopted a too high angle of descent, causing the aircraft to pass below the glide and to struck the ground short of runway threshold. All seven crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Belém: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-PEC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Belém - Belém
MSN:
91
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a local training mission. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules near Aspermont: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
63-7886
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dyess - Dyess
MSN:
3957
YOM:
1964
Location:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night training flight out from Dyess AFB, Abilene. In flight, control was lost and the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an uninhabited area located in the region of Aspermont. A crew member was rescued while five others were killed.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar on Mt Pallett: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1966 at 2115 LT
Operator:
Registration:
53-3195
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
March - March
MSN:
11208
YOM:
1953
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training mission out from March AFB, Riverside. While cruising in stormy weather at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed on the slope of Mt Pallett located 8,4 miles south of Pearblossom. The aircraft impacted the north slope just below the ridge scattering wreckage on both sides of the ridge. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Elvin Estes,
Cpt Norman Gassman,
Cpt Raymond Miller,
S/Sgt Roger DuCharime.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N in Bombay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1966
Operator:
Registration:
VT-DSB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bombay - Bombay
MSN:
134
YOM:
1964
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Bombay-Santa Cruz Airport. On final approach, while at an altitude of 800 feet, the crew voluntarily shut down an engine to simulate a failure when the airplane struck a hill and crashed. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK in Tuzla: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1966 at 1220 LT
Operator:
Registration:
43-6014
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14850/26295
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on a training flight, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a prairie located in Tuzla, southeast of Istanbul. Five crew members were killed and four others were injured.