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The first airline flights to Apple Valley were to the old airport by Air West predecessor Bonanza Air Lines from the late 1950s until 1966: DC-3s, then Fairchild . From 1970 to 1973 Apple Valley was served by Hughes Airwest (formerly called Air West) F-27s to Las Vegas, Riverside, Ontario, and Los Angeles ().
Final accident report, Civil Aeronautics Board Docket # SA-323, File #2-0020, Date Adopted November 22, 1957, p. 5. PDF; ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-7B N8210H Sunland, CA – Aviation Safety Network; We Remember We Heal – Joan Gushin website; Test Planes Collide Over School, 7 Die – Joan Gushin website
The flight lost control due to severe turbulence and a downdraft caused by a thunderstorm. January 21, 1943 19 0 0 Pan Am Flight 1104: near Ukiah: California: Martin M-130: The flight became off-course in poor weather at night and struck a mountain. October 23, 1942 12 0 2 American Airlines Flight 28: Chino Canyon near Palm Springs: California
1978 San Diego mid air collision, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk N7711G and a PSA 727-214 N533PS collided over San Diego on September 25 1978 killing over 135 passengers on the 727 and 2 on the Cessna, 7 were killed on ground making it 144 deaths. and injuring 9 on ground. 727 crashed at 9:02:04.5 PST
Cal-Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War II started. The U.S. Army Air Forces contracted with the school to provide basic and primary flight training for Army Air Cadets. [4] The Abbott and Costello film Keep 'Em Flying was filmed at the base.
The crash occurred about half a mile from the Fullerton airport, and officials identified the aircraft as an experimental, single-engine Van’s RV-10. At 3:25 p.m., Fullerton police Lt. Tim ...
A plane carrying 181 people, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. A team of U.S investigators was being assembled to aid South Korea's probe into the crash.
This is the first crash in which a flight recorder was used to provide details in a crash investigation. The accident was the deadliest aviation disaster in history at the time. December 22 – Philippine Airlines Flight S85, a Douglas DC-3C, crashed shortly after takeoff due to loss of control following engine failure, killing 28 of 37 on board.