Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crash, Sep 12, 1951 (3 killed)
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser accident on September 12, 1951 near Redwood City California, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: An inadvertent stall at...
- Date: September 12, 1951
- Aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
- Location: Redwood City California, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An inadvertent stall at low altitude, from which recovery was not made, was the cause.
A United Air Lines Boeing 377 Stratocruiser on a training flight from San Francisco crashed near Redwood City on 12 September 1951, killing all three crew. The flight was an instrument check combined with crew training for a new class of pilots and flight engineers. The aircraft stalled at low altitude and recovery was not made.