Lockheed L-049 Constellation crash, Mar 1, 1964 (85 killed)
Lockheed L-049 Constellation accident on March 1, 1964 near Genoa Peak Nevada, United States with 85 fatalities. Cause: The crew lost awareness of the...
- Date: March 1, 1964
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
- Location: Genoa Peak Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 85
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew lost awareness of the aircraft's position and flew below minimum safe altitude in mountainous terrain after aborting an approach in poor visibility (Civil Aeronautics Board summary)
Paradise Airlines Flight 901A, a Lockheed Constellation on a charter flight from Oakland to South Lake Tahoe via San Jose and Salinas, aborted its approach to Tahoe Valley Airport in snow. It then flew into the high terrain of Genoa Peak and broke up after striking trees, killing all 85 people aboard.