- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 01, 1964 |
Time: | 1129 |
Location: | Near Zephyr Cove, Nevada |
Operator: | Paradise Airlines |
Flight #: | 901A |
Route: | San Jose, CA - Lake Tahoe |
AC Type: | Lockheed 049 Constellation |
Registration: | N86504 |
cn / ln: | 2025 |
Aboard: | 85 (passengers:81 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 85 (passengers:81 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into Genoa Peak while attempting to land under VFR conditions after a missed approach and go-around. The captain's decision not to wait until the weather improved or divert to an alternate airport during adverse weather conditions. The pilot's deviation from prescribed VFR flight procedures in attempting a visual landing approach in adverse weather conditions. This resulted in an abandoned approach and geographical disorientation while flying below the minimum altitude prescribed or operations in mountainous areas. The aircraft was named "City of Los Angeles." |
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