Crash of a Lockheed KC-130F Hercules at Keesler AFB

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
150684
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
3727
YOM:
1962
Location:
Keesler AFB
Mississippi
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll on runway 03, the crew decided to abandon the takeoff maneuver and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest in the Bay of Biloxi. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in July 1992.

Crash of a North American B-25J-25-NC Mitchell into the Lake Pontchartrain: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1949
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
44-30740
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Keesler - Keesler
MSN:
108-32550
Location:
New Orleans
Louisiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
While on a night training flight from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the Lake Pontchartrain, about five miles northeast of New Orleans. All eight crew members were killed.

Crash of a Bell YFM-1A Airacuda in Dewey: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda
Operator:
Registration:
38-497
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chanute - Keesler
Location:
Dewey
Illinois
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Chanute AFB to Keesler AFB, the crew encountered technical problems and abandoned the airplane that crashed in an open field in Dewey, bursting into flames. The copilot was found uninjured while the pilot was killed after his parachute failed to open.
Crew (10th ABS):
1st Lt James Otis Read, pilot.
Probable cause:
An hydraulic broke out in flight, then a fire erupted.
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