Narrative:
The C-54 drifted to the side of the runway following a GCA approach, struck hard frozen snow banks and caught fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 30 March 1951 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Seaboard & Western Airlines |
| Registration: | N74644 |
| MSN: | 10540 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) ( Iceland)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), Iceland |
The C-54 drifted to the side of the runway following a GCA approach, struck hard frozen snow banks and caught fire.
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