Hughes Airwest Flight 706
| Hughes Airwest Flight 706 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The accident machine N9345 |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Airplane collision in the air |
| place | Mount Bliss, 7 km north of Duarte |
| date | June 6, 1971 |
| Fatalities | 50 |
| 1. Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | DC-9-31 |
| operator | Hughes Airwest |
| Mark | N9345 |
| Departure airport | Los Angeles International Airport |
| Destination airport | Salt Lake City Airport |
| Passengers | 44 |
| crew | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| 2. Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| operator | US Marine Corps |
| Mark | Bu 151458 |
| Departure airport | Fallon Military Base , Nevada |
| Destination airport | El Toro military base |
| crew | 2 |
| Survivors | 1 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 crashed on Hughes Airwest Flight 706 on June 6, 1971 after a mid-air aircraft collision with a McDonnell F-4 Phantom II near Duarte .
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The DC-9 took off at 6:02 p.m. from Los Angeles International Airport with the destination Salt Lake City. At 6:09 p.m., it should have reached an altitude of 12,000 feet. At 5:16 p.m., a US Marine Corps F-4 took off aiming at El Toro. Due to some technical difficulties, failure of the transponder and the oxygen masks , the F-4 had to fly lower than normal. Near Palmdale, the F-4 had to climb to an altitude of 15,500 feet due to bad weather. At around 6:11 p.m. the rudder of the F-4 collided with the cockpit of the DC-9 and tore it off at the level of the pilot's seats. The DC-9 staggered through the air and crashed on Mount Bliss, the navigator of the F-4 was able to save himself with the ejector seat. All 49 occupants of the DC-9 and the pilot of the F-4 died.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ accident report DC-9-31 N9345 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 27 November 2017th
Coordinates: 34 ° 10 ′ 30 ″ N , 118 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.