Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Mar 15, 1962 (1 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on March 15, 1962 near Adak Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot misjudged distance and...
- Date: March 15, 1962
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Adak Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude on the final approach and continued a visual approach below the glide path despite controller warnings; the landing gear struck rocks short of the runway threshold.
A Flying Tiger Line Lockheed L 1049H Super Constellation (N6911C) on a MATS cargo charter came down short of the runway at Adak in instrument weather after flying below the glide path despite seven controller warnings. The landing gear struck rocks about 100 m short of the threshold, and the aircraft slid off the runway. The flight engineer died after being trapped in the cockpit fire.