Bonanza Air Lines
| Bonanza Air Lines | |
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| IATA code : | BL |
| ICAO code : | |
| Call sign : | Bonanza |
| Founding: | 1945 |
| Operation stopped: | 1968 |
| Seat: |
Las Vegas , Nevada (1945–1966) Phoenix , Arizona (1966–1968) United States
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| Turnstile : |
McCarran International Airport , south of Las Vegas |
| Home airport : | North Las Vegas Airport |
| Fleet size: | 34 |
| Aims: | |
| Website: | www.bonanzaairlines.com |
| Bonanza Air Lines ceased operations in 1968. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Bonanza Air Lines was an American airline .
history
Bonanza Air Lines was established in 1945 and began its flights in 1949. In October 1951, it served eight airports from Reno to Phoenix with its DC-3 fleet . In July 1952, seven more airports from Phoenix to Los Angeles were added to the route network. In 1968, Bonanza Air Lines began flights from Mexico to Tucson , serving a total of 22 airports.
In 1959, Bonanza took over Fairchild F-27 aircraft and used them unsuccessfully on routes to Texas . They flew to the Grand Canyon in Arizona . The last flight with a DC-3 of Bonanza Air Lines took place in 1960. In 1962 Bonanza ordered three BAC 1-11 ; however, this order was rejected by the Civil Aeronautics Board , whereupon Bonanza decided to order the DC-9-10 . In 1965, Bonanza received the DC-9. The flights of their DC-9 began on March 1, 1966. In the same year, the airline moved its headquarters from Las Vegas to Phoenix (Arizona) .
Bonanza Air Lines also ordered a DC-9-31 , but it was only delivered to Air West after Bonanza merged with two other airlines.
On July 1, 1968 , Bonanza Air Lines merged with West Coast Airlines and Pacific Air Lines to form Hughes Airwest . At that time the fleet consisted of 17 Fairchild F-27s , 11 Douglas DC-3s (C-47) and 6 Douglas DC-9s .
fleet
- Cessna T-50
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas DC-9-10
- Fairchild F-27 A
- Grumman Gulfstream I.
- Douglas DC-9-31 (ordered from Bonanza but first shipped to Hughes Airwest)
Incidents
From 1945 to the cessation of operations in 1968 Bonanza Air Lines suffered two total write-offs of aircraft. One of them killed 29 people.
- On November 15, 1964, a Bonanza Air Lines Fairchild F-27 A ( aircraft registration number N745L ) was flown into a mountain about 15 km north of Las Vegas. In this CFIT ( Controlled Flight into Terrain ), all 29 occupants, 3 crew members and 26 passengers, were killed. Coming from Phoenix , the plane hit a mountain peak less than 5 minutes from the destination airfield during a snow storm.
- On April 16, 1965, on a training flight with a Fairchild F-27F of Bonanza Air Lines (N757L) at Las Vegas Airport, the landing flaps retracted asymmetrically due to a technical defect. When taking off, the aircraft turned to the left, made a ringelpiez and was irreparably damaged. The two pilots, the only occupants, survived the accident injured.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bonanza Air Lines. In: rzjets.net. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Accident statistics Bonanza Air Lines , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 26, 2020.
- ^ Accident report Fairchild F-27 N745L , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 26, 2020.
- ^ Wreckage of one of Bonanza's "Sliver Darts". In: bonanzaairlines.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
- ^ Accident report Fairchild F-27 N757L , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 26, 2020.
- ^ Bonanza's Accident History. In: bonanzaairlines.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .