# NTSB DEN66A0048: Lockheed L-1049, N6914C, Alamosa, CO, December 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1965
- Place: Alamosa, CO · ALAMOSA, CO
- Location: 37.4745° N, 105.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamosa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4745&lon=-105.8770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0080  65/12/15   ALAMOSA,COLO.       LOCKHEED L-1049     CR-  3  0  0  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0130                    N6914C              PX-  0  0  0                            46, 10190 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5036 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12-16-65.PILOTS DID NOT TURN TO VA10 OUTBOUND HEADING AT ALAMOSA VORTAC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6914C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6914C-1966-01-13), registration cancelled 1966-01-13, S/N 1049H-4811 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-1049
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h) (registry code 5262122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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