Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 24 DEC 1946 |
| Tijd: | 19:19 |
| Type: | Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Western Air Lines |
| Registratie: | NC45395 |
| Constructienummer: | 11642 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 3699 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 12 / inzittenden: 12 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 80 km (50 mijl) E of San Diego, CA (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Holtville Airport, CA, Verenigde Staten |
| San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 44 |
The flight departed Holtville at 18:50 and was cleared to San Diego on a contact flight plan to cruise at 7,000 feet. En route at 19:09, the flight made a position report to the company radio at Los Angeles advising that it was over Mt. Laguna at 7,000 feet. Ten minutes later the crew had initiated a descent. At an altitude of 6120 feet the DC-3 flew into the east slope of Cuyapaipe Mountain, 75 feet below the crest. The wreckage was found three days later.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the conduct of the flight at an altitude which would not clear obstructions, due to an error by the pilot in determining his position with respect to Laguna Mountain." Bronnen:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 45)
» CAB File No. 5565-46
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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.
