Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 at RAF Turnhouse

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Avro 694 Lincoln
Operator:
Registration:
RA657
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hemswell - Turnhouse
Location:
Turnhouse AFB
Midlothian (County of Edinburgh)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft bounced and landing and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest in a drainage ditch. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas VC-47A on Mt Yale: 12 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-48146
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ent - Hamilton
MSN:
13962/25407
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mt Yale
Colorado
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Ent AFB in Colorado Springs and continued to the west. After passing over Buena Vista, the airplane hit the north face of Mt Yale (4,328 meters high) and disintegrated on impact, killing all 12 occupants.
Crew:
Col Charles Arthur Miller, pilot,
Cpt James Joseph Richardson, copilot.
Passengers:
Col Frederick W. Ledeboer,
S/Sgt William E. MacKenzie Jr.,
Oscar M. Rupert (civilian),
A1c William R. Carpenter,
Sgt Phillip Lenz,
M/Sgt Helen M. Schuyler,
Cpt David C. Jacobs,
1st Lt David W. Gill,
Sp3 William L. Simpson,
Pvt William R. Rooney.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Boeing B-52B-35-BO Stratofortress near Madera: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Operator:
Registration:
53-0393
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
16873
YOM:
1953
Location:
Madera
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:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft caught fire, apparently on a wing. The crew elected to return to his base but control was lost. Two crew members were able to bail out and were later recovered while all five other occupants were killed when the airplane crashed along Highway 99, about 9 miles southeast of Madera.

Crash of a Douglas C-47D at Fürstenfeldbruck AFB

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
44-77285
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16869/33617
YOM:
1945
Location:
Fürstenfeldbruck AFB
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances one km short of runway threshold. All nine occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 off Car Nicobar

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Valetta
Operator:
Registration:
WD165
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
494
YOM:
22
Location:
Car Nicobar
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Car Nicobar Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed into the sea about 1,600 meters offshore. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach for undetermined reason.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in Al Mahfid

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Valetta
Operator:
Registration:
VW812
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
373
YOM:
29
Location:
Al Mahfid
Abyan (أبين)
Country:
Yemen
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the airplane became uncontrollable and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest. There were no injuries.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 in Milan: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
Operator:
Registration:
MM60792
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Milan-Malpensa
Lombardy
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff at Malpensa Airport, killing all five crew members.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Mafra: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1956 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft D18
Operator:
Registration:
2824
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mafra – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
A-329
Location:
Mafra
Santa Catarina
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason, killing one of the three crew members.

Crash of a Douglas C-118A Liftmaster at McGuire AFB: 46 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1956 at 1537 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-118 Liftmaster
Operator:
Registration:
53-3301
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
McGuire – Stephenville – Lakenheath
MSN:
44672
YOM:
1955
Flight number:
A441/13
Location:
McGuire AFB (Fort Dix)
New Jersey
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
56
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
46
Captain / Total flying hours:
4183
Captain / Total hours on type:
1137.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1454
Copilot / Total hours on type:
642
Circumstances:
The Liftmaster was engaged in a transatlantic flight from McGuire (Fort Dix) Airbase to Lakenheath, UK, with an intermediate stop at Stephenville. Less than two minutes after takeoff from McGuire AFB runway 24, while climbing, the four engine aircraft encountered poor weather conditions, stalled and crashed in a dense wooded area located 1,4 mile from the airfield. Eight crew members and 38 passengers, among them civilians, were killed while 20 other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
It was reported that weather conditions were poor at the time of the accident with thunderstorm activity around the McGuire Airbase, a horizontal visibility of 1,500 meters, clouds from 600 to 1,800 feet and wind gusting up to 30 knots with turbulences. The assumption that the aircraft encountered strong downdraft caused by a micro-burst was not ruled out.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Rio Branco: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
2062
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20216
YOM:
1944
Location:
Rio Branco-Presidente Médici
Acre
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Rio Branco Airport, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed on the bank of the Río Acre. Four crew members were killed while 22 other occupants were evacuated.
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