Last updated: 6 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-100490 |
| MSN: | 18953 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Wetaskiwin, AB ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton (unknown airport), AB, Canada |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Field, MN (MSP/KMSP), United States of America |
Five occupants ordered by pilot to bail out due to engine failure. Three killed when parachute did not open and two injured in this bail-out. Crashed and burnt in a field with the remaining three crew about 40 miles southeast of Edmonton, Alberta, injuring the pilot.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» The Calgary Herald 8 September 1948, p1
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
