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The crew was completing a cargo flight from Sitka to Otter Lake, carrying supplies to build a US Forest Service cabin that was being constructed on the shore of the lake. While landing on the lake, the seaplane went out of control, overturned and sank. A crew member was killed while two others were injured. The aircraft was lost.

While in cruising altitude in an uncontrolled airspace, the twin engine aircraft collided with a USN Grumman F11F-1 Tiger registered 141860. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in Victoria. Both pilots in both aircraft were killed.

While landing at Deer River on soft ground, the pilot decided to attempt a go around. During initial climb, the twin engine aircraft struck trees located at the end of the airstrip, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. The wreckage was found a day later and the pilot was killed. The airplane was owned by Leonard C. Piet.

On final approach to Atlanta-DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in Norcross, about 6 miles northeast of the airfield. Two passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured.

The aircraft was deliberately crashed on takeoff at Deer Valley Airport for a FAA experimental program. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft hit several obstacles and eventually crashed onto a hill, broken in three. Both wings and all four engine were sheared off at impact.
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The crew was engaged in a local crop spraying mission on forest located in the region of Austin, Nevada. While flying at low height, the airplane went our of control and crashed in a wooded area. Both crew members were killed.

En route, control was lost. The twin engine aircraft went into a dive and crashed in a pasture. Both occupants were killed.

On final approach to Fairbanks Airport, the twin engine aircraft was too low and struck the slope of a mountain located few miles from the runway. The wreckage was found a week later and both occupants were killed.

The DC-3 was cruising at FL115 between Burbank and Hawthorne when a no. 2 engine failure forced the crew to shut the engine down and feathered the propeller. At 20:50 EDT the crew radioed Tonopah, NV and said they wanted to make an emergency landing there. At 20:58 EDT the no. 1 engine lost power. The propeller couldn't be feathered and an emergency glide was initiated towards Mud Lake airfield. A 2000 feet/min rate of descent was necessary to maintain a 110 knots airspeed. All electrical and hydraulic power was lost during the descent. The DC-3 struck the ground in a 10-20 degree nose down attitude during the flareout and overturned. It appeared that there were numerous maintenance irregularities, a.o. improperly adjusted valve clearances, improperly adjusted voltage regulators and improperly installed cylinders. The plane was equipped with 2 28V dc generators and one 12V battery. All electrical components other than the starters were designed for 12V dc operation. It also appeared that all maintenance was performed by companies other than the operator. In many instances inadequate and incomplete records failed to reflect work accomplished.

The pilot, sole on board, was involved in a local test flight. Shortly after takeoff from Kankakee-Greater Kankakee Airport, while climbing, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot reduced his altitude and was able to complete an emergency belly landing in a field. The airplane slid for several yards and came to rest. The pilot was unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.