Narrative:
Windshear after departure; descended into forest and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 13 July 1956 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-118A (DC-6) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-3301 |
| MSN: | 44672/639 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 56 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 46 / Occupants: 66 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 2 km S of Fort Dix-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI/KWRI), United States of America |
| Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT), Canada |
Windshear after departure; descended into forest and crashed.
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Distance from Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ to Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL as the crow flies is 1575 km (984 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ to Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL as the crow flies is 1575 km (984 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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