Accident Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) 43-15555,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330828
 

Date:Sunday 25 April 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-15555
MSN: 20021
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Cheyenne Airport, WY (CYS) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Colorado Springs-Peterson AFB, CO (COS/KCOS)
Destination airport:Cheyenne Airport, WY (CYS/KCYS)
Narrative:
Crashed while attempting to land at the Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 26 APR 1971, p1
The Deseret News - Apr 26, 1971

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