Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Fecha: | 09 SEP 1958 |
| Tipo: | Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Operador: | Flying Tiger Line |
| Registración: | N6920C |
| Numéro de série: | 4822 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1957 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 24 km (15 milles) SW of Tokyo (Japón)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Wake Island Airport (AWK/PAWK), US Islas Remotas Menores |
| Tachikawa AB (RJTC), Japón |
The Super Constellation crashed into Mount Oyama. It flew U.S. military cargo from Travis AFB to Tokyo.
Fuentes:
» The Free-Lance Star - Sep 9, 1958
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Map
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 Wake Island Airport to Tachikawa AB as the crow flies is 3211 km (2007 miles).
Distance from Wake Island Airport to Tachikawa AB as the crow flies is 3211 km (2007 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.
