ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6914C Alamosa, CO
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 15 December 1965
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
Operator:Flying Tiger Line
Registration: N6914C
MSN: 4811
First flight: 1957
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:32 km (20 mls) NE of Alamosa, CO (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America
Destination airport:Chicago (unknown airport), IL, United States of America
Flightnumber: 914
Narrative:
Flight 914 departed Los Angeles at 22:12 MST for an IFR flight plan flight to Chicago. En route altitude was FL130. In level flight the aircraft flew into the west ridge of what is now California Peak (13,849 feet), about 150 feet below the ridge.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Position disorientation during night instrument flight resulting in flight below obstructing terrain."

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

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accident date: 15-12-1965
type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
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accident date: 15-12-1965
type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
registration: N6914C
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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