Travis - Travis

On April 7, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Travis - Travis experienced a crash involving Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Travis AFB California.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 42.9%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was conducting a post-maintenance test flight. Shortly after takeoff from Travis AFB, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, the aircraft banked left, stalled and crashed in flames. Three crew members were killed while four others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Crew: 1st Lt James Lyman Hayter, 2nd Lt Richard C. Nelson, 2nd Lt Garth L. Tingey, M/Sgt Russell M. Hobart, M/Sgt Harold E. Roache, † M/Sgt Arthur G. Bird, † S/Sgt Amos H. Kolb. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 52-1078, MSN 43987, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.2632°, -121.9454°.