ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6920C Tokyo
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Date:Tuesday 9 September 1958
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
Operator:Flying Tiger Line
Registration: N6920C
MSN: 4822
First flight: 1957
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:24 km (15 mls) SW of Tokyo (   Japan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Wake Island Airport (AWK/PAWK), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
Destination airport:Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC), Japan
Narrative:
The Super Constellation crashed into Mount Oyama. It flew U.S. military cargo from Travis AFB to Tokyo.

Sources:
» The Free-Lance Star - Sep 9, 1958


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Distance from Wake Island Airport to Tachikawa Air Base as the crow flies is 3211 km (2007 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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