Descripción:
At approximately 22:26, November 3, 1948. the flight departed Anchorage for Seattle via Homer, Yakutat, and Annette Island, Alaska. The flight arrived at Yakutat at 02:57. At Yakutat an instrument flight plan was filed specifying a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet to Annette Island. At 04:07, the flight took off from Yakutat. A position report was received from the flight by Gustavus Radio at 05:10 to the effect that the flight was cruising at 10,000 feet, 146 miles southeast of Yakutat, and that it estimated arriving over Sitka, Alaska, at 05:44. This was the last communication received from the flight. The plane was declared missing and the wreckage was never found.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "There is not sufficient evidence for the Board to make any determination as to the probable cause for this accident."
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | jueves 4 noviembre 1948 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Pacific Alaska Air Express |
| Registración: | NC66637 |
| Numéro de série: | 11800 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 4320 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 17 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Desaparecido |
| Consecuencias: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Cape Spencer, AK ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Yakutat Airport, AK (YAK/PAYA), Estados Unidos de América |
| Annette Island Airport, AK (ANN/PANT), Estados Unidos de América |
At approximately 22:26, November 3, 1948. the flight departed Anchorage for Seattle via Homer, Yakutat, and Annette Island, Alaska. The flight arrived at Yakutat at 02:57. At Yakutat an instrument flight plan was filed specifying a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet to Annette Island. At 04:07, the flight took off from Yakutat. A position report was received from the flight by Gustavus Radio at 05:10 to the effect that the flight was cruising at 10,000 feet, 146 miles southeast of Yakutat, and that it estimated arriving over Sitka, Alaska, at 05:44. This was the last communication received from the flight. The plane was declared missing and the wreckage was never found.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "There is not sufficient evidence for the Board to make any determination as to the probable cause for this accident."
Accident investigation:
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Fuentes:
» CAB File No. 1-0121Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Yakutat Airport, AK to Annette Island Airport, AK as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
Distance from Yakutat Airport, AK to Annette Island Airport, AK as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
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.
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