Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | dinsdag 12 juli 1949 |
Tijd: | 07:43 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Standard Airlines |
Registratie: | N79978 |
Constructienummer: | 2936 |
Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 1515 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-75-5E-8 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 4 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 32 / inzittenden: 44 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 35 / inzittenden: 48 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | nabij Chatsworth, CA ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Albuquerque Municipal Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA (BUR/KBUR), Verenigde Staten |
Vluchtnummer: | 897R |
Beschrijving:The Standard Airlines flight departed Albuquerque at 04:24 for a flight to Burbank. At 07:36 the crew were cleared to land at Burbank; nothing more was heard from the flight. It appeared that the Curtiss had crashed on approach, striking the ground at 1890 feet asl, some 430 feet below the crest of Santa Susana Pass.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's action in descending below the prescribed minimum altitude while executing an instrument approach to the Burbank Airport."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Bronnen:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 49)
» CAB File No. 1-0052
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Oakland Tribune California, 13 July 1949
Veiligheidsmaatregelen
Standard Airlines was ordered to cease non-scheduled operations because of regulation violations.
Foto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Albuquerque Municipal Airport, NM en Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA bedraagt 1071 km (670 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.