Descripción:
Lost from radarscope 47 minutes after take-off. The wreckage was spotted in an avalanche high on Mount Iliamna a few days later. Victims not recovered.
» San Bernardino Sun 23 December 1958, p1
» San Bernardino Sun 30 December 1958, pA
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 22 diciembre 1958 |
| Hora: | 07:59 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-54 (DC-4) |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 215 km (134.4 milles) SW of Anchorage, AK ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), Estados Unidos de América |
| Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), Estados Unidos de América |
Lost from radarscope 47 minutes after take-off. The wreckage was spotted in an avalanche high on Mount Iliamna a few days later. Victims not recovered.
Fuentes:
» The Victoria Advocate 23 December 1958, p1» San Bernardino Sun 23 December 1958, p1
» San Bernardino Sun 30 December 1958, pA
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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 Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 2327 km (1454 miles).
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 2327 km (1454 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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Douglas DC-4
- 1242 built
- 215th loss
- 124th accidente fatal
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