Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Nov 17, 1951 (3 killed), Oa...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on November 17, 1951 near Oakland California, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the safety pilot and...
- Date: November 17, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Oakland California, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the safety pilot and observer to see and avoid the other aircraft during the mid-air collision
An Overseas National Airways DC-4 on an instrument check flight collided in mid air with a California Eastern Airways DC-4 near Oakland Airport, California. The ONA aircraft was destroyed and all three pilots aboard it were killed.