Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
Status:
Date:25 JAN 1947
Type:Douglas DC-3
Operator:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
Registration: 138
C/n / msn:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Total:Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:190 km (118.8 mls) S of Chongqing (China)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China
Destination airport:Chongqing Airport (CKG/ZUCK), China
Narrative:
Crashed in a mountainous area.

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Distance from Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport to Chongqing Airport as the crow flies is 975 km (609 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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