• 1960 – A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.

California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash

Coordinates: 41°35'19"N 83°48'42"W


C-46 similar to accident aircraft

Accident
Date: October 29, 1960
Summary: Pilot error; overloading
Site: Toledo Express Airport, Ohio, United States; 41°35'19"N 83°48'42"W

The California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash occurred on October 29, 1960, at 22:02 EST near Toledo, Ohio. The aircraft, a veteran of World War II, was carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs college football team to a game against Bowling Green State University. Of the 48 on board, 22 were killed, including both pilots, 16 players, a student manager, and a Cal Poly football booster.

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