Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation crash, Mar 22, 1958, S...
Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation accident on March 22, 1958 near Sacramento-McClellan California, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: March 22, 1958
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation
- Location: Sacramento-McClellan California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A United States Air Force Lockheed C 121 Super Constellation left McClellan Air Force Base on a topographic mission off the California coast, but its number two engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. The crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field short of runway 16, where the airplane lost its right wing and came to rest in flames. All 18 occupants were injured, five of them seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.