Lockheed 1049H N9740Z
3 February 1963 · San Francisco, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 February 1963 at about 12:07 local time, a Lockheed 1049H registered N9740Z, operated by Slick Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Francisco, California, United States. 8 people were on board and 4 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1049H
- Registration
- N9740Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Slick Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0003
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CONT INST APPCH AFTER VISUAL REFERENCE LOST BELOW AUTH MINIMUMS.INADEQUATE APPCH MONITOR BY PAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 1049 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1963 | Lockheed 1049G | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | Standard Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | Missing Aircraft, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 107 |
| 14 Dec 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | No.hollywood, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Mar 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | Adak, Alaska, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 28 |
| 28 May 1962 | Lockheed 1049 | New York, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |
| 2 Jul 1963 | Martin 404 | Rochester, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 7 |