ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) 42-72558 Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Friday 16 January 1953
Time:19:37
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 42-72558
MSN: 10663
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1,5 km (0.9 mls) E of Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT) (   Canada)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:St. John's Airport, NL (YYT/CYYT), Canada
Destination airport:Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT), Canada
Narrative:
Crashed on rocky terrain while on finals to Harmon AFB (YJT).

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Jan 16, 1953


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Distance from St. John's Airport, NL to Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL as the crow flies is 440 km (275 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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