| Status: | |
| Datum: | 21 APR 1950 |
| Tijd: | ca 23:25 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54D-10-DC |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 42-72704 |
| Constructienummer: | 10809 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 27 / inzittenden: 27 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 35 / inzittenden: 35 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 34 km (21.3 mijl) SW of Tachikawa AB (Japan)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN), Japan |
| Vliegveld van aankomst: | Tachikawa AB (RJTC), Japan |
Beschrijving:The Skymaster was on a flight from Clark AB to Tachikawa AB in Japan with an enroute stop at Okinawa-Kadena AFB. During the last leg of the flight, the crew reported overhead the O-Shima radio range station and were cleared to descend to 5000 feet. In fact the plane was some 40 km south-west of O-Shima. The crew descended over mountainous terrain until the airplane flew into the side of Mount Hirugatake, a 1279m high mountain which is located near Mount Fuji.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Okinawa-Kadena AFB en Tachikawa AB bedraagt 1508 km (942 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.