Lockheed L-1649 Starliner crash, Sep 3, 1964, Deer Valley...
Lockheed L-1649 Starliner accident on September 3, 1964 near Deer Valley Arizona, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: September 3, 1964
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
- Location: Deer Valley Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
The FAA deliberately crashed this Lockheed Starliner on takeoff at Deer Valley Airport in Arizona as part of a crash survivability research program. The aircraft struck several obstacles during the takeoff roll and came to rest on a hill, broken in three, with both wings and all four engines torn off. No one was aboard.