Lockheed 1049G N189S
28 May 1963 · Manhattan, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1963 at about 17:46 local time, a Lockheed 1049G registered N189S, operated by Standard Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Manhattan, Kansas, United States. 70 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manhattan, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manhattan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1049G
- Registration
- N189S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Standard Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0007
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
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
INFLIGHT REVERSAL OF NO.3 PROPELLER DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF PROPELLER POWER UNIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 1049 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Mar 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | Missing Aircraft, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 107 |
| 14 Dec 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | No.hollywood, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Mar 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | Adak, Alaska, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Lockheed 1049H | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 28 |
| 28 May 1962 | Lockheed 1049 | New York, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |
| 2 Jul 1963 | Martin 404 | Rochester, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 7 |