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The aircraft was a Lockheed L-188 Electra four-engined turboprop airline registered as N183H. [4] It had first flown in January 1961 and was bought by American Flyers Airline in January 1963. [ 5 ] It is the same plane that carried the Beatles from city to city in 1964 during their second tour of the U.S. [ 6 ]
Like every other major type in long service and operation, accidents and incidents have been recorded that have substantially reduced the numbers flying. The following list is typical of such a record of operational use. The fatalities listed below only include those who were on board Lockheed Constellations.
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1990–1999) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2000–2009) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2010–2019) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)
A mid-air collision between a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and a General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon caused a ground crash at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The F-16 hit and destroyed a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter parked on the tarmac, and flaming wreckage careened into paratroopers preparing for a practice drop, killing 24 and injuring many ...
Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States, to Dallas Love Field in Dallas; on May 3, 1968, a Lockheed L-188A Electra flying on the route, registration N9707C, broke up in midair and crashed near Dawson, Texas, after flying into a severe thunderstorm.
The crash of a Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star in the Shadow Mountains in the Mojave Desert, while en route from Perrin Air Force Base, Texas, to George Air Force Base, California, kills two crew just 18 miles (29 km) short of their destination.
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. For more exhaustive lists, see the baaa-acro.com archives [1] or the aviation-safety.net database. [2]
Four crew killed (two in each aircraft) and a woman on the ground. 20 February A Bell UH-1 of the Royal Thai Army crashed in southern Thailand, all 11 onboard killed. 4 March Two USAF McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs collided near Albacete, Spain, crash in flames, killing two of the four crew. The other two parachuted to safety.