Crash-aerien 16 NOV 1959 d'un Douglas DC-7B N4891C - Pilottown, LA [Gulf of Mexico]
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Statuts:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:lundi 16 novembre 1959
Heure:00:55
Type/Sous-type:Silhouette image of generic DC7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-7B
Opérant pour:National Airlines
Loué à :Delta Air Lines
Immatriculation: N4891C
Numéro de série: 45355/922
Année de Fabrication: 1958
Heures de vol:6578
Moteurs: 4 Wright R-3350
Equipage:victimes: 6 / à bord: 6
Passagers:victimes: 36 / à bord: 36
Total:victimes: 42 / à bord: 42
Dégats de l'appareil: Détruit
Conséquences: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:57 km (35.6 milles) E de Pilottown, LA [Gulf of Mexico] (   Océan Atlantique)
Phase de vol: En vol (ENR)
Nature:Transport de Passagers Nat.
Aéroport de départ:Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Aéroport de destination:New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Numéro de vol: 967
Détails:
National Airlines Flight 967 took off from Tampa (TPA) at 23:32 for a flight to New Orleans (MSY) at FL140. At 00:55 the aircraft suddenly crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Intensive sea and air searches resulted in finding ten floating bodies and a small amount of floating debris the following morning. The main wreckage has not been located despite several well placed searches.

There is speculation that a con man by the name of Robert Vernon Spears had sabotaged the aircraft. He had taken an air travel policy of $100,000 and gave his ticket to William Allen Taylor, of Tampa, Florida. After the accident, Spears disappeared and was later apprehended in Phoenix, Arizona. He supposedly disappeared to avoid prosecution for abortion.

The Civil Aeronautics Board, with the aid of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), thoroughly investigated Mr. Spears' activities in order to determine whether they might have had a bearing upon the accident. They were unable to find any such relationship.
Mr. Spears died May 2, 1969.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Because of the lack of physical evidence, the probable cause of this accident is unknown."

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Sources:
» ICAO Circular 64-AN/58 (77-79)
» LIFE Magazine 1 Feb 1960


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La distance entre Tampa International Airport, FL et New Orleans International Airport, LA est de 779 km (487 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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