Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 12 MAR 1964 |
| Hora: | 20:50 CST |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3C) |
| Operador: | Frontier Airlines |
| Registración: | N61442 |
| Numéro de série: | 9642 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 30442 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Miles City, MT (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Billings-Logan Field, MT (BIL/KBIL), Estados Unidos de América |
| Miles City Municipal Airport, MT (MLS/KMLS), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 32 |
The DC-3 struck the crest of a 2615 feet high upslope (a few feet below airfield elevation) during an VOR approach to Miles City runway 30. Adverse weather conditions existed in the form of near-minima ceiling and visibility, icing, and high gusty winds.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The descent below obstructing terrain, for reasons undetermined, during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions." Fuentes:
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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 Billings-Logan Field, MT to Miles City Municipal Airport, MT as the crow flies is 215 km (134 miles).
Distance from Billings-Logan Field, MT to Miles City Municipal Airport, MT as the crow flies is 215 km (134 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.
