Incident Douglas C-54D-15-DC 43-17213,
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Date:Saturday 30 December 1950
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54D-15-DC
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 43-17213
MSN: 22163
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Yakutat, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Landing accident due to weather (Cat4). Attempted emergency landing in bad weather. Six crew and two passengers injured.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
San Bernardino Sun 1 January 1951, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2010 03:21 Alpine Flight Added
16-Mar-2014 21:01 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
26-Jan-2021 10:18 TB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]

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