Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain at an elevation of 8000 feet. The pilot decided to take the direct route to Karachi instead of the designated airway.
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 3 November 1945 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54G-5-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 45-528 |
| MSN: | 35981 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Chukha ( Bhutan)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2438 m (7999 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chabua Airfield (VECA), India |
| Karachi (unknown airport), Pakistan |
Crashed into a mountain at an elevation of 8000 feet. The pilot decided to take the direct route to Karachi instead of the designated airway.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
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