Date & Time:
Oct 1, 1962
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Center Air Lines
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hawthorne – Santa Maria
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
6
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Hawthorne, California, to Santa Maria, with a crew of two and six employees of the Martin Aircraft Group. During the final approach completed by night, one of the engine lost power. The airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed, killing all eight occupants.
