| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | domingo 30 diciembre 1951 |
| Hora: | 22:07 |
| Tipo: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operador: | Transocean Air Lines |
| Registración: | N68963 |
| Numéro de série: | 22485 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 1937 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-75 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Fairbanks, AK ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Umiat Airport, AK (UMT/PAUM), Estados Unidos de América |
| Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 501 |
Approaching Fairbanks the crew reported having missed the radio range fix and stated that the ADF was inoperative. Last contact was 2 minutes later when they reported proceeding out on the west leg of range. The wreckage was found on January 3, 1952.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot to follow procedures and utilize properly the radio facilities for approach and letdown at Fairbanks, with the result that the flight became lost."
Fuentes:
» CAB File No. 1-0116Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Umiat Airport, AK to Fairbanks International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 535 km (334 miles).
Distance from Umiat Airport, AK to Fairbanks International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 535 km (334 miles).
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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