# NTSB UNK64X0788: Lockheed L-049, N86504, Zephyr Cove, NV, March 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1964
- Place: Zephyr Cove, NV · ZEPHYR COVE, NV
- Location: 39.0132° N, 119.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyr Cove, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0132&lon=-119.9236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 85 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0788
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0788

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1008   64/3/1  NR.ZEPHYR COVE NEV    LOCKHEED L-049      CR-  4  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1129                    N86504              PX- 81  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               45, 15391 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3266 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): DISPATCHED AIRCRAFT IMPROPERLY EQUIPPED FOR FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): FAILURE TO KEEP FLIGHT PROPERLY ADVISED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DISPATCHER DID NOT FURNISH CREW WX INFO PROMPTLY HE DID DISPATCH AND FLT FOLLOW TRIP PROPERLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86504](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86504-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 2025, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-049
- Registry model: [Lockheed 49-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-49-46) (registry code 5261702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C18BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c18ba-series) (registry code 67032, reciprocating) (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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