Narrative:
Hit mountain at night. The airplane was en route from Phoenix, AZ to Amarillo, TX.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 April 1946 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 50771 |
| MSN: | 26326/14881 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 21 km (13.1 mls) SE of Albuquerque-Kirtland AAF, NM (ABQ) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix (unknown airport), AZ, United States of America |
| Amarillo AAF, TX (AMA/KAMA), United States of America |
Hit mountain at night. The airplane was en route from Phoenix, AZ to Amarillo, TX.
Sources:
» The Deseret News - Apr 4, 1946Photos
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