Narrative:
The C-119 transport plane impacted a fog-obscured ridge on Mission Point (2771 feet high) while on an instrument approach to Burbank.
» The Pittsburgh Press - Apr 20, 1954
» San Bernardino Sun, 21 April 1954
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 20 April 1954 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Kaiser-Frazier C-119F Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-8153 |
| MSN: | 156 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) NW of Burbank Airport, CA (BUR) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 823 m (2700 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Charleston AFB, SC (CHS/KCHS), United States of America |
| Burbank Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR), United States of America |
The C-119 transport plane impacted a fog-obscured ridge on Mission Point (2771 feet high) while on an instrument approach to Burbank.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» The Pittsburgh Press - Apr 20, 1954
» San Bernardino Sun, 21 April 1954
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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 Charleston AFB, SC to Burbank Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3510 km (2194 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Charleston AFB, SC to Burbank Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3510 km (2194 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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