Editing Flying Tiger Line (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
* On July 30, 1950, [[C-46|Curtiss C-46F]] N67960 crashed on takeoff from [[Stapleton International Airport|Denver]] due to unknown performance problems; both pilots and both passengers survived, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33396 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line, Inc.—Denver, Colorado, July 30, 1950 | date = 3 August 1951 | doi =10.21949/1500522 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref>
* On August 21, 1952, [[C-46|Curtiss C-46F]] N67983 made a wheels-up emergency landing in a field near [[Central Nebraska Regional Airport|Grand Island, Nebraska]] when the captain, conducting en-route flight training of the first officer, simulated a right-engine failure. The probable cause of the accident was poor judgment of the crew in trying to recover. The crew survived, the aircraft was substantially damaged.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33451 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line, Inc.—Grand Island, Nebraska, August 21, 1952 | date = 16 January 1953 | doi =10.21949/1500576 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref>
* On January 7, 1953, Flight 841, [[Douglas DC-4]] N86574, struck the base of Squak Mountain near [[Issaquah, Washington]] due to pilot error during an attempted instrument approach to [[Boeing Field]], [[Seattle]], killing all seven on board. The aircraft was being ferried from Burbank.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33458 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line, Inc.,—Douglas DC-4, Issaquah, Washington, January 7, 1953 | date = 19 June 1953 | doi =10.21949/1500583 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref>
* On September 24, 1955, Flight 7413/23, [[Douglas DC-4]] N90433, ditched in the Pacific between [[Honolulu International Airport|Honolulu]] and [[Wake Island]] after the crew mismanaged fuel transfers leading to power out on three engines, then mismanaged engine restarts. One crew member was trapped on board and died when the aircraft sank, the other four survived the crash but two died of injuries, exposure and shark attacks. Two were rescued.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33536 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line, Inc., DC-4, N 90433, Between Honolulu and Wake Island, September 24, 1955 | date = 23 March 1956 | doi =10.21949/1500661 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref> 
* On March 18, 1956, [[C-46|Curtiss C-46F]] N9995F crashed at [[Kugaaruk Airport|Pelly Bay, Canada]] after the left wing struck terrain while on night-time VFR approach, both pilots and the passenger survived, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/334717|website=asn.flightsafety.org|title=Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando N9995F|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=20 October 2024}}</ref>
* On September 9, 1958, [[Lockheed Super Constellation|L-1049H Super Constellation]] N6920C struck [[Mount Ōyama (Kanagawa)|Mount Ōyama]] en-route from Guam to [[Tachikawa Airfield|Tachikawa AB]], killing all eight on board.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/849385942 ''U.S. Cargo Plane Crashes in Japan'', Portland (ME) Press Herald, 9 September 1958]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/334175|website=asn.flightsafety.org|title=Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6920C|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref>
* On March 15, 1962, Flight 7816/14, [[Lockheed L-1049|L-1049H Super Constellation]] N6911C, crashed on approach to [[Naval Air Facility Adak|Adak Island Naval Air Station]], Alaska on a flight from [[Cold Bay Airport|Cold Bay]] due to pilot error, killing one of seven on board. The aircraft was operating a Military Air Transport Service (MATS) cargo flight from Travis AFB to Kadena Air Base.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33671 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line Inc., Lockheed Constellation Model L-1049H, N 6911C, Adak, Alaska, March 15, 1962 | date = 17 May 1963 | doi =10.21949/1500796 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref> 
* On March 16, 1962, [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 739|Flight 739]] (also known as Flight 7815/13) [[Lockheed L-1049|L-1049H Super Constellation]] N6921C disappeared over the Pacific en-route from [[Agana Naval Air Station|Guam]] to [[Clark Air Base|Clark AFB]] in the [[Philippines]] with 107 on board. A ship witnessed an explosion but the accident was otherwise unsolved. This accident remains the worst ever accident involving the L-1049.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33670 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line Inc., Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049H, N 6921C, Between Guam and the Philippine Islands, March 15, 1962 | date = 10 April 1963 | doi =10.21949/1500795 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref>
* On September 23, 1962, [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 923|Flight 923]], [[Lockheed L-1049|L-1049H Super Constellation]] N6923C, ditched in the North Atlantic killing 28 of 76 on board. Two engines failed of their own accord, the flight engineer mismanaged a third, causing it also to shut down. The aircraft was operating a MATS charter flight from Gander to Frankfurt.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33678 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line Inc., Lockheed 1049H, N 6923C, Ditching in the North Atlantic, September 23, 1962 | date = 13 September 1963 | doi =10.21949/1500803 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref>
* On December 14, 1962, Flight 183, [[Lockheed L-1049|L-1049H Super Constellation]] N6913C, crashed on approach to [[Lockheed Air Terminal|Burbank, California]] from [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]] due to pilot incapacitation (suspected heart attack), killing all five on board and three on the ground.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33683 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line Inc., Lockheed 1049H, N 6913C, North Hollywood, California, December 14, 1962 | date = 2 January 1964 | doi =10.21949/1500808 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref>
* On December 24, 1964, [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 282|Flight 282]], [[Lockheed L-1049|L-1049H Super Constellation]] N6915C crashed shortly after departure from [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]] on a flight to [[New York John F. Kennedy Airport|New York City]] after an unexplained course change, killing the three crew.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33710 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: The Flying Tiger Line Inc., Lockheed 1049H, N 6915C, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, December 24, 1964 | date = 8 June 1966 | doi =10.21949/1500835 | publisher = Civil Aeronautics Board | author1 = Civil Aeronautics Board }}</ref>
* On December 15, 1965, Flying Tiger Line Flight 914, [[Lockheed L-1049|L-1049H Super Constellation]] N6914C, struck [[California Peak]] at 13,000 ft after the pilot became disorientated in IFR conditions, killing the three crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/332484|website=asn.flightsafety.org|title=Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6914C|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref>
* On March 21, 1966, Flying Tiger Line Flight 6303, a [[Canadair CL-44]] (N453T), crashed on landing at NAS Norfolk due to pilot error; all six crew survived, but the aircraft was written off.
* On December 24, 1966, a Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 (N228SW) [[1966 Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 crash|crashed]] on landing near [[Da Nang]], killing all four crew and 107 on the ground.
* On July 27, 1970, [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 45]], a [[Douglas DC-8]] (N785FT), crashed in the water off Naha Air Base, Okinawa, killing all four crew.<ref>https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7210.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* On February 15, 1979, Flying Tiger Line Flight 74, a [[Boeing 747]] (N804FT), was landing at [[O’Hare International Airport]] in heavy fog whilst Delta Airlines Flight 349, a [[Boeing 727]], was crossing the active runway Flight 74 was landing on. The two aircraft narrowly avoided a ground collision when Flight 74 swerved into the grass beside the runway. No one was injured, and the aircraft was returned to service.
* On October 11, 1983, Flying Tiger Line Flight 9014, a Boeing 747 (N806FT), ran off the runway at Frankfurt International Airport after a cargo pallet broke loose; the three crew and three passengers survived; the aircraft was substantially damaged, but was repaired and returned to service.
* On October 25, 1983, Flying Tiger Line Flight 2468, a Douglas DC-8 (N797FT), ran off the runway at NAS Norfolk due to crew and ATC errors; all five on board survived; the aircraft was substantially damaged but was repaired and returned to service.
* August 6, 1986 – A Flying Tigers aircraft, bound for Columbus Rickenbacker International Airport. (LCK), mistakenly lands at Boltan Field.
* On February 19, 1989, [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 66]] crashed near Kuala Lumpur due to crew and ATC errors, killing all four crew.