Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1946 |
Time: | 04:33 |
Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
Registration: | NC30051 |
MSN: | 10471 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3077 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2000-11 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 41 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 2,4 km NW of Cheyenne Airport, WY (CYS) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | San Francisco Municipal Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
Destination airport: | Cheyenne Airport, WY (CYS/KCYS) |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:At least two attempts to land had failed as the aircraft approached too high in minimum ceiling conditions. The pilot tried to maneuver the aircraft to another runway at a low altitude. The wing struck the ground and the DC-4 skidded for 700 feet. The aircraft was named "Mainliner Lake Michigan".
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a loss of altitude during a turn preparatory to a final approach while the pilot was manoeuvring in an attempt to land."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | final report |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
CAB File No. 4048-46
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