Status: | |
Datum: | Freitag 13 Juli 1956 |
Zeit: | 15:35 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 53-3301 |
Werknummer: | 44672/639 |
Baujahr: | 1955 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 10 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 38 / Insassen: 56 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 46 / Insassen: 66 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | ca 2 km S of Fort Dix-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI/KWRI), USA |
Flug nach: | Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT), Kanada |
Unfallbericht:Windshear after departure; descended into forest and crashed.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
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.