les ▁Ne ck ▁Farm , ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁later ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁service . ▁▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 1 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 6 7 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 - 2 0 1 C ▁( N 2 5 6 4 6 ) ▁coll ided ▁in ▁mid - air ▁with ▁Civil ▁Air ▁Pat rol ▁Pi per ▁L - 4 J ▁ 4 5 - 5 1 5 1 ▁near ▁O cala , ▁Florida . ▁The ▁Pi per ▁was ▁clim bing ▁after ▁a ▁left ▁turn ▁when ▁it ▁struck ▁the ▁DC - 3 . ▁The ▁DC - 3 ' s ▁number ▁one ▁prop eller ▁made ▁several ▁cut s ▁in ▁the ▁Pi per ' s ▁left ▁wing , ▁causing ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁control ▁and ▁the ▁Pi per ▁crash ed , ▁killing ▁the ▁pilot . ▁The ▁DC - 3 ▁circ led ▁the ▁air port ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁before ▁landing ▁safely ▁with ▁no ▁cas ual ties . ▁▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 : ▁An ▁L - 1 0 4 9 ▁Super ▁Const ell ation ▁( N 6 2 1 4 C ) ▁crash ed ▁on ▁landing ▁at ▁Mc Ch ord ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁failure ▁caused ▁by ▁engine ▁problems ; ▁all ▁ 3 2 ▁on ▁board ▁surv ived . ▁▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 : ▁A ▁Martin ▁ 4 - 0 - 4 ▁( N 4 4 5 A ) ▁crash ed ▁near