Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Dec 15, 1965 (3 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on December 15, 1965 near California Peak Colorado, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft...
- Date: December 15, 1965
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: California Peak Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft struck California Peak because of spatial disorientation.
A Flying Tiger Line cargo flight from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a ridge of California Peak near Alamosa, Colorado, at night on 15 December 1965. All three crew were killed, and the wreckage was found a day later about 150 feet below the summit.