ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) 43-48936 Seattle/Sand Point NAS, WA
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Date:Thursday 23 January 1947
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-48936
MSN: 26197/14752
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:10,4 km (6.5 mls) N of Seattle/Sand Point NAS, WA (   United States of America)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Great Falls International Airport, MT (GTF/KGTF), United States of America
Destination airport:Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America
Narrative:
Crashed. Two crew members bailed out safely; the pilot was found dead in the wreckage.

Sources:
» The Evening Independent 24 January 1947, p1
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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Distance from Great Falls International Airport, MT to Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA as the crow flies is 831 km (520 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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