ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3301 Fort Dix-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI)
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Date:Friday 13 July 1956
Time:15:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-118A (DC-6)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-3301
MSN: 44672/639
First flight: 1955
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 56
Total:Fatalities: 46 / Occupants: 66
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:ca 2 km S of Fort Dix-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI) (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI/KWRI), United States of America
Destination airport:Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT), Canada
Narrative:
Windshear after departure; descended into forest and crashed.



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Distance from Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ to Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL as the crow flies is 1575 km (984 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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