The Civil Aeronautics Board concluded that the accident was due to "the pilot's unwise decision to embark on a flight" that required instrument flying skills he had not proved to have. (3 February 1959)
There are 3386 births, 3952 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5739 people in 6452 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Thursday 16th of May 1957 (-) — American Prohibition agent Eliot Ness dies of a heart attack. In one popular yet false anecdote Ness died just as he was about to have the first alcoholic drink of his life.
Monday 5th of December 1966 (-) — Physician John Bentley dies of Spontaneous Human Combustion. All that was left of the aged Dr. Bentley was the lower half of his right leg with the slipper still on it. The rest of his body had been reduced to a pile of ashes in the basement below.