ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47D (DC-3) 43-49527 Solano, CA
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Date:Sunday 15 April 1951
Time:23:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47D (DC-3)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-49527
MSN: 26788/15343
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:10 km (6.3 mls) N of Solano, CA (   United States of America)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV/KRIV), United States of America
Destination airport:Novato-Hamilton AFB, CA, United States of America
Narrative:
Crashed during a flight from Riverside-March AFB, California to Novato-Hamilton AFB, California. One of the three crew members was seriously injured.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» El Tiempo 16 April 1951, p8
» El Litoral 16-4-1951


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Distance from Riverside-March AFB, CA to Novato-Hamilton AFB, CA as the crow flies is 658 km (411 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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