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An engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. Out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a desert area located in the region of Winslow. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact while all crew members were found uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60 LodeStar in Madrid: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-60 LodeStar

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Registration:

T.4-10

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Madrid – León

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Shortly after takeoff from Madrid-Barajas Airport, en route to León, an engine exploded. The aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing both crew members.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove in Jaipur

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1951

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.104 Dove

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Registration:

HW202

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

04075

YOM:

1948

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Crash landed for unknown reason. There were no casualties. It is also reported the aircraft crashed in Pune.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-15-DC Skymaster in Yakutat

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Operator:

Registration:

43-17213

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

22163

YOM:

1945

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Yakutat

Alaska

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United States of America

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North America

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Crashed on landing at Yakutat Airport in poor weather conditions. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL near Montalto di Castro

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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43-15110

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19576

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1944

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The aircraft suffered a fuel exhaustion, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a field located 8 km north of Montalto di Castro. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Casa 352 near Antequera: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Casa 352

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Flight

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Military

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Sierra Torcal, south of Antequera. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-50-DT Invader off Natsui-gawa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

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Registration:

44-35922

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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29201

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1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances about 11 km off Natsui-gawa. Some debris were found few hours later by fishermen but no trace of the four crew members.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C1 in Benina: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings

Operator:

Registration:

TG574

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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El Adem – Tripoli

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1949

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While cruising at the assigned altitude of 8,500 feet, a propeller blade on the engine number two separated and penetrated the fuselage, killing the copilot who was sitting in the crew room. The captain informed ground and decided to divert to Benina Airport. Few minutes later, the engine number two detached from its mount and hit the elevator, causing the aircraft to be difficult to control. On final approach to Benina, the aircraft was rolling left to right, stalled and crashed in flames upside down few dozen yards from the runway threshold. Five crew members, among them the captain, were killed, while 29 other occupants were evacuated, some of them slightly injured.

Probable cause:

Loss of a propeller blade and separation of the engine number two in flight.

Crash of a Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster on Mt Tabeyoc: 38 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1950 at 0730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Operator:

Registration:

44-9096

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

Schedule:

Naha - Clark

MSN:

27322

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1944

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While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet in low visibility, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Tabeyoc (9,322 feet high) located about 150 km north of the Clark AFB. The wreckage was found two days later in an isolated area and all 38 occupants have been killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced due to clouds in the area and the crew was unable to distinguish the mountain.

Probable cause:

The crew was flying under instruments flight rules when the accident occurred and no mechanical failure was reported on the aircraft. Thus, the accident was considered as a controlled flight into terrain.