LAX62A0028

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 1049H · Missing Aircraft (Pacific Ocean) · March 15, 1962

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 15, 1962
Place
Missing Aircraft (Pacific Ocean) · MISSING AIRCRAFT, PO
Injuries
107 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N6921CLockheed 1049H
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118102

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0002  62/3/15    MISSING AIRCRAFT    LOCKHEED 1049H      CR- 11  0  0  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6921C              PX- 96  0  0                            48, 19500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3562 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AGANA NAS,GUAM              CLARK AFB,PI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- UNDET DUE TO LACK OF EVIDENCE. ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6921C
Reported as
Lockheed 1049H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.