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Gulfstream GII

On approach to Hot Springs-Ingalls Field Airport, the crew encountered very poor weather conditions. On final, he failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck a mountain and crashed short of runway 24. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 11 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found 500 feet below the runway elevation. At the time of the accident, weather was poor with clouds down to 100 feet and fog.

Lockheed L-1856 LearStar

En route to Boston, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with icing. Both carburetors suffered icing in flight and both engines failed. The airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located five miles southwest of Woonsocket. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all seven occupants were killed. Crew: Alexander Sable, pilot, Edward Luidcinaitis, copilot. Passengers: Nelson A. Bergstend, Ferdinand Liot, Stephen Baksal, Raymond Buese, Jesse Hackney.