ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27056
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 1950 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  North American B-25J Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | North American Aviation |
| Registration: | N5126N |
| MSN: | 35848 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Chandler, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | El Paso, TX |
| Inglewood, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The B-25 had been converted to an Executive Transport, by North American Aviation, and was being displayed around the US in an attempt to create interest for possible sales of this type of plane. Severe weather was believed to cause the plane to break apart at altitude. I would love to hear from anyone with more info about this incident. Mainplane structural failure while flying through a thunderstorm, broke up and crashed.
Sources:
My Grandfather, who was a company pilot for North American Aviation, was killed in this crash.
El Informador 26 March 1950, p5 (7 killed)
https://theavgeeks.com/2019/05/05/the-first-executive-transports/
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19500326&e=10-02-1950-31-12-1950--en--20--281-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jun-2009 22:32 | dedenha | Updated |
| 29-Sep-2016 17:25 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2022 15:19 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 29-Jun-2023 13:27 | Cobar | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]] |
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