Lockheed L-049 N86504
1 March 1964 · Zephyr Cove Nev, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 March 1964 at about 11:29 local time, a Lockheed L-049 registered N86504, operated by Paradise, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Zephyr Cove Nev, Nevada, United States. 85 people were on board and 85 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Zephyr Cove Nev, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-049
- Registration
- N86504
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Paradise
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1008
People
85 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 85 | 0 | 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
DISPATCHER DID NOT FURNISH CREW WX INFO PROMPTLYHE DID DISPATCH AND FLT FOLLOW TRIP PROPERLY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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