Mesa - Kansas City

On May 11, 1975 at 04:40 PM, Mesa - Kansas City experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, operated by Aircraft Specialties Company, with the event recorded near Mesa-Falcon Field Arizona.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, all four engines lost power. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a desert area when the airplane struck trees and crashed in flames few miles from the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire and all six occupants were killed. They were on their way to Kansas City to deliver the aircraft.

Aircraft reference details include registration N45516, MSN 4840, year of manufacture 1958.