| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 20 January 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas R5D (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oakland NAS, CA (OAK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF/KOFF), United States of America |
| Oakland NAS, CA (OAK/KOAK), United States of America |
The Navy transport plane struck an embankment and crashed while on a radar guided approach to Oakland Airport, California.
The undercarriage was sheared off by the impact and the airplane disintegrated as it slid about 1000 feet before coming to rest. A post impacted fire erupted, but 20 of the 21 occupants got out safely.
This accident, which happed in fog, was the first after 76,000 safe landings using Ground Controlled Approach guidance.
Sources:
» The Milwaukee Sentinel - Jan 21, 1947Photos
Map
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Distance from Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE to Oakland NAS, CA as the crow flies is 2267 km (1417 miles).
Distance from Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE to Oakland NAS, CA as the crow flies is 2267 km (1417 miles).
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