Fairchild F-27 N2770R
7 May 1964 · San Ramon Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 May 1964 at about 06:49 local time, a Fairchild F-27 registered N2770R, operated by Pacific Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near San Ramon Calif, California, United States. 44 people were on board and 44 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Ramon Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild F-27
- Registration
- N2770R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pacific Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0007
People
44 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PASSENGER SHOT PILOT AND COPILOT IN ACT OF SELF DESTRUCTION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild F-27 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1964 | Fairchild F-27 | Portland Oregon, Oregon, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1964 | Fairchild F-27 | St Louis Mo, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1964 | Fairchild F-27 | Las Vegas Nev, Nevada, United States | Bonanza Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 29 |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jul 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Kailua, Hawaii, United States | Aloha Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Calgary, Canada | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |