Douglas DC-3 N58731
20 January 1962 · Big Trees, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1962 at about 00:26 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N58731, operated by Blatz Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Trees, California, United States. 22 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Trees, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N58731
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Blatz Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Burbank, Calif → Hawthorne, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0040
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CREW WARNING OF TURB ADEQUATE. DIVERTED TO FALLON NAS FOR MEDICAL AID.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Clinton, Iowa, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Purdue Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Nov 1963 | Douglas DC-3 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | Purdue Aeronautics Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1963 | Douglas DC-3 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1963 | Douglas DC-3 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Symours Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |