Boeing 377MGT N111AS

Summary

On 12 May 1970 at about 07:19 local time, a Boeing 377MGT registered N111AS, operated by Aero Spaceline, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Edwards Afb, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 May 1970 at 07:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Edwards Afb, California, United States

Nearest airport

Edwards Afbase

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 377MGT

Registration

N111AS

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

4

Operator

Aero Spaceline

Operating rule

Aircraft Manufacturer

Purpose of flight

Test

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-4387

4 people died.

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

PLANNED 3 ENG TKOF ON TEST FLT. MISC-CTL LOSS AT CRITICAL TIME-CAUSE UNDETERMINED

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.