Douglas DC-7 crash, Jan 31, 1957 (7 killed), Sunland Cali...
Douglas DC-7 accident on January 31, 1957 near Sunland California, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error and both crews failure to follow...
- Date: January 31, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Sunland California, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot error and both crews failure to follow see and avoid procedures under visual flight rules.
The new DC-7B N8210H was on its first in-flight functional test from Santa Monica with four Douglas crew aboard. It collided almost head-on with a USAF F-89 at about 25,000 feet, and the DC-7B crashed onto a schoolyard at Pacoima Junior High School. All four crew were killed.