Narrative:
Flight 914 departed Los Angeles at 22:12 MST for an IFR flight plan flight to Chicago. En route altitude was FL130. In level flight the aircraft flew into the west ridge of what is now California Peak (13,849 feet), about 150 feet below the ridge.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Position disorientation during night instrument flight resulting in flight below obstructing terrain."
accident date: 15-12-1965
type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
registration: N6914C
accident date: 15-12-1965
type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
registration: N6914C
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1965 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Operator: | Flying Tiger Line |
| Registration: | N6914C |
| MSN: | 4811 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 32 km (20 mls) NE of Alamosa, CO ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America |
| Chicago (unknown airport), IL, United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 914 |
Flight 914 departed Los Angeles at 22:12 MST for an IFR flight plan flight to Chicago. En route altitude was FL130. In level flight the aircraft flew into the west ridge of what is now California Peak (13,849 feet), about 150 feet below the ridge.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Position disorientation during night instrument flight resulting in flight below obstructing terrain."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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accident date: 15-12-1965
type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
registration: N6914C
accident date: 15-12-1965
type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
registration: N6914C
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