1972 Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident
On September 24, 1972, a privately owned Canadair Sabre Mk. 5 jet, piloted by Richard L. Bingham, failed to take off while leaving the "Golden West Sport Aviation Air Show" at Sacramento Executive Airport in Sacramento, California, United States. The airplane crashed into a Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor. Twenty-two people died and 28 were injured including the pilot.
Canadair Sabre | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 24, 1972 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Sacramento Executive Airport, Sacramento, California, U.S. 38°31′16″N 121°29′57″W |
| Total fatalities | 22 |
| Total injuries | 28 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Canadair Sabre Mk 5 |
| Operator | Spectrum Air |
| Registration | N275X |
| Flight origin | Sacramento Executive Airport |
| Destination | Oakland International Airport |
| Occupants | 1 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 21 (direct) 1 (indirect) |
| Ground injuries | 27 |
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