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Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando in Santa Clarita

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
44-78035
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burbank - Mather
MSN:
33431
YOM:
1945
Location:
Santa Clarita
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine caught fire in flight. All 20 occupants decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in Santa Clarita. All 20 occupants were found uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Kaiser-Frazer C-119J Flying Boxcar near Santa Clarita: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
51-8153
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Williams - Burbank
MSN:
156
YOM:
1952
Location:
Santa Clarita
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Williams AFB, Arizona, the crew started the approach to Burbank Airport from the north when he encountered foggy conditions. The aircraft hit the slope of the Mt Mission Point (2,771 feet high) located about five miles south of Santa Clarita. All seven crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-50 LodeStar near Santa Clarita: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 18 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
N13Y
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Los Angeles – Burbank – San Diego
MSN:
18-2180
YOM:
1942
Location:
Santa Clarita
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was en route from Los Angeles to Burbank with two pilots and one passenger. It was scheduled to make a stop in Burbank to pick up passengers before continuing to San Diego. As the crew did not receive the permission to start the descent to Burbank-Hollywood Airport, he stacked in a holding pattern southwest of Santa Clarita when the aircraft hit the Mt Rocky Peak. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. The airplane was owned by the American Aviator Jacqueline Cochran who was not on board at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Fokker F7a/3m in Santa Clarita

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Continental Air Express
Registration:
NC3908
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
602
YOM:
1926
Location:
Santa Clarita
California
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:
The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Saugus, north of Santa Clarita. There were no casualties.
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