Date: | Friday 23 April 1965 |
Time: | 14:23 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6A |
Owner/operator: | Aaxico Airlines |
Registration: | N6541C |
MSN: | 45369/984 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Total airframe hrs: | 18315 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mt Rainier, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (BFI/KBFI) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-6 struck the a snow covered glacier on the west slope of Mt Rainier at an elevation of 10200 feet msl (3108 m).
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The improper correlation of the aircraft position with respect to obstructing terrain while continuing the flight on a VFR flight plan in instrument weather conditions."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | SEA65A0053 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
CAB Aircraft Accident Report File No. 1-0016
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