Crash of a Lockheed 18-56 LodeStar in Cedar Grove

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N94538
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2095
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a ferry flight from Kenya to the US with intermediate stops in Prestwick, Iceland and Canada. While approaching an airport located in the region of New York in snow falls, the airplane crash landed in a golf course and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was unhurt.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Padstow: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1952 at 1543 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
VH-BFI
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bankstown – Sydney
MSN:
105145
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was returning to its base in Sydney-Mascot and departed Bankstown Airport at 1528LT with one pilot on board, a stewardess and her son. Approaching Sydney, the pilot decided to return to Bankstown and informed ATC shortly later that an engine failed and requested assistance for a straight-in approach. While descending to Bankstown Airfield, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in Padstow, about 4,5 km southeast of the airport. The stewardess was killed instantly while the pilot was seriously injured and the kid was slightly injured. Few hours later, the pilot died from his injuries.
Crew:
B. J. Moore, pilot,
L. F. Gregory, stewardess.
Passenger:
L. T. Gregory.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A in Palame: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1951
Operator:
Registration:
PP-AGC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Recife – Salvador
MSN:
CV-480
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Palame, Bahia, while completing a flight from Recife to Salvador de Bahia. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-55-DT Invader near Pyongyang: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35974
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Daegu - Daegu
MSN:
29253
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Daegu Airport at 1920LT on April 26 on a bombing mission to Pyongyang-Mirim Airport, North Korea. While approaching the target area by night, the aircraft was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Cpt Arthur Myles Austin,
1st Lt Martin F. Howell Jr.,
M/Sgt John W. Lausberg Jr.,
Cpt Ralph F. Yarosh.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Douglas A-26C-55-DT Invader in Bolling AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35992
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bolling - Bolling
MSN:
29271
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of the Bolling AFB while performing a local training sortie. Two crew members were killed while a third occupant was injured.

Crash of a Fairchild C-82A-20-FA Packet in Tallahassee

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-23021
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
10065
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances two miles west of Tallahassee. Occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Kingston

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VP-BAO
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Miami – Nassau – Kingston
MSN:
118
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged on a ferry flight from Miami to Kingston with an intermediate stop in Nassau, following inspections and repairs. During the flight from Nassau to Kingston, both engines failed and the aircraft was forced to alight on the sea south of Kingston. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Source:
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500409-0
Probable cause:
The primary cause of the accident was the failure of both engines due to stoppage of fuel supply. This resulted in a forced alighting in a heavy sea with subsequent damage due to which the aircraft sank. The investigation board considers that the following were contributory factors to the accident:
- Incorrect installation of Fuel Shut Off cocks,
- Failure to rectify fuel sight gauges,
- Seizure of fuel selector valves precluding proper pre-flight fuel system checks in Miami and Nassau,
- Inadequate final handing over inspection of aircraft,
- Inadequate acceptance inspection of aircraft,
- Weather conditions at Kingston which precluded a more direct approach.

Crash of a Martin PBM-5 Mariner off Renton

Date & Time: May 6, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
59172
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Seattle - Renton
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While being ferried across Lake Washington from Naval Air Station, Seattle to the Boeing seaplane ramp at Renton, Washington, where it was intended to be placed in storage. During a power taxi to the Boeing ramp, rapidly changing wind conditions contributed to a collision between the boat and an underwater obstruction, causing it to capsize and sink. While the crew escaped uninjured, the aircraft sank by 71 feet deep.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-10-DC Skymaster in Neu-Isenburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1948 at 0539 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-72688
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Berlin – Frankfurt
MSN:
10793
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in Frankfurt after completing a cargo flight to Berlin, taking part to the Berlin Airlift. On final approach by night, the four engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Neu-Isenburg, about six km east of the airport. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-4-1009 in Kano: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1948 at 0833 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-BBDC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lagos – Kano – Algiers – Paris
MSN:
42935
YOM:
1946
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following the failure of the starter on engine number one, the crew was unable to restart this engine and received the authorization to perform an empty leg back to Paris for maintenance purposes. During the takeoff roll in Kano Airport, the aircraft went out of control and veered off runway before colliding with a BOAC technical hangar. A crew member was killed while five others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Pilots : Mr. Salvetat & Marchandise.
Probable cause:
Important skid marks were noted on the runway, coming from the nose wheel that was locked at the time of the accident. Apparently, the crew failed to follow the pre-flight checklist and did not realized the nose wheel was not configured for the takeoff procedure.