Narrative:
The DC-3C crashed into a mountain in fog. Three crew, eight children and ten adults were killed. Last radio contact was at 15:48.
A rescue party located the wreckage on November 25, at an elevation of 3414 m, but the extreme location of the crash made it impossible to recover the plane or the bodies.
» Toledo Blade 22 November 1950, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Operator: | New Tribes Mission |
| Registration: | N74586 |
| MSN: | 19711 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mount Moran, WY ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chico Airport, CA (CIC/KCIC), United States of America |
| Billings Municipal Airport, MT (BIL/KBIL), United States of America |
The DC-3C crashed into a mountain in fog. Three crew, eight children and ten adults were killed. Last radio contact was at 15:48.
A rescue party located the wreckage on November 25, at an elevation of 3414 m, but the extreme location of the crash made it impossible to recover the plane or the bodies.
Sources:
» The Day 22 November 1950, p1» Toledo Blade 22 November 1950, p1
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Distance from Chico Airport, CA to Billings Municipal Airport, MT as the crow flies is 1264 km (790 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Chico Airport, CA to Billings Municipal Airport, MT as the crow flies is 1264 km (790 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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Douglas DC-3
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- 2895th loss
- 1013th fatal accident
- 100th worst accident (at the time)
- 203rd worst accident (currently)
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