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The Cal Poly football team plane crash occurred on October 29, 1960, at 22:02 EST near Toledo, Ohio. A twin-engine C-46 propliner, registration N1244N, operated as a domestic charter flight by Arctic Pacific, carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs college football team, crashed during takeoff at the Toledo Express Airport outside Toledo. The aircraft, a veteran of World War II, broke in two and caught fire on impact.〔(CAB Accident Investigation Report, SA-360 File No. 1-0047 ) (if link above fails to load report, visit (http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net ) and select "Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965)", then retry report link)〕 Of the 48 on board, 22 were killed, including 16 players, a student manager, and a Cal Poly football booster.〔 〕 ==Investigation== The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) investigated the accident and concluded that the aircraft had been overloaded by above its maximum certificated gross takeoff weight of and that there was a partial power loss in the left engine prior to the crash.〔 Prior to takeoff the weather at the airport steadily deteriorated; at 7 pm the visibility was 3/4-mile (1.2 km), down to 1/16-mile (100 m) at 8:37 pm, and zero at the time of the accident.〔 The CAB accident report states that stemming from the crash, the FAA published a notice in the Airman's Guide that prohibited takeoff for commercial aircraft when the visibility is below 1/4 mile (400 m), or the runway visual range is below .〔 The CAB issued the following Probable Cause statement in its final report:〔 The accident was due to loss of control during a premature lift-off. Contributing factors were the overweight aircraft, weather conditions, and partial loss of power in the left engine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cal Poly football team plane crash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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