Accidents and Incidents
Date: May 23, 1974
- Time: 16:55
- Location: Springfield, Illinois
- Operator: Saturn Airways
- Route: Alameda, CA - Indianapolis, IN
- AC Type: Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
- Registration: N14ST
- Aboard: 3 (passengers:1 crew:2)
- Fatalities: 3 (passengers:1 crew:2)
- Ground: 0
- Summary: While en route the left wing separated from the aircraft. The plane crashed out of control. The undiscovered, preexisting fatigue cracks, which reduced the strength of the left wing to the degree that it failed as a result of positive aerodynamic loads created by moderate turbulence.
Date: 31 JAN 1967
- Time: 03:20
- Type: Douglas DC-6A
- Operator: Saturn Airways
- Registration: N640NA
- C/n / msn: 45475/973
- Crew: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
- Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
- Total: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
- Airplane damage: Written off
- Location: San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT) (United States of America) show on map
- Phase: Approach
- Nature: Cargo
- Departure airport: ?
- Destination airport: San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF), United States of America
- Narrative: The Saturn DC-6 was operating on a cargo flight to Kelly AFB. The crew decided to divert to civilian international airport at San Antonio and commenced the approach. The airplane descended 1100 feet below the glide slope, flew through trees and collided with a cliff.
- PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
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