Douglas Dc-9-30 AIR WEST AIRLINES
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about Hughes Airwest Flight 706
Hughes Airwest Flight 706 was a regularly scheduled flight operated by American domestic airline Hughes Airwest from Los Angeles, California to Seattle, Washington, with several intermediate stops. On Sunday, June 6, 1971, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 serving as Flight 706 departed Los Angeles just after 6 p.m. en route to Seattle as a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the United States Marine Corps was approaching Marine Corps Air Station El Toro near Irvine at the end of a flight from Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada. The two aircraft collided in midair over the San Gabriel Mountains near Duarte, killing all 49 aboard the DC-9 and the F-4 pilot; the F-4 radar intercept officer ejected and survived.
The crash of Flight 706 prompted the United States Armed Forces to agree to reduce the number of military aircraft operating under visual flight rules in civilian air corridors and to require military aircraft to contact civilian air traffic controllers.
Date June 6, 1971
18:11 (6:11 PM) PDT
Summary Mid-air collision
Site San Gabriel Mountains,
Los Angeles County,
California, United States
34.175°N 118.00°W
Total fatalities 50[1]
Total survivors 1
first. plane
Type McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
Operator Hughes Airwest
IATA flight No. RW706
Call sign AIR WEST 706 RED
Registration N9345
Flight origin Los Angeles International Airport, California
1st stopover Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah
2nd stopover Boise Airport, Idaho
3rd stopover Lewiston Airport, Idaho
4th stopover Pasco Airport, Washington
Last stopover Yakima Airport, Washington
Destination Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington
Occupants 49
Passengers 44
Crew 6
Fatalities 49
Survivors 0
2nd. plane
Type McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II
Operator Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323,
United States Marine Corps
Registration BuNo.151458
Occupants 2
Fatalities 1
Survivors 1
first aircraft
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Specifications
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General Characteristics
- Predecessor Douglas Dc-9-30 (Clickbait)
- Successors 4 airplane(s) +79 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 89.4ft (27.3m)
- Length 116.4ft (35.5m)
- Height 30.1ft (9.2m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 24,663lbs (11,187kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.628
- Wing Loading 14.4lbs/ft2 (70.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,712.9ft2 (159.1m2)
- Drag Points 2032
Parts
- Number of Parts 119
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 553