Détails:
The aircraft impacted the side of a hill.
United Trip 4 was a passenger flight from San Francisco Municipal Airport, California, with New York, as its destination. Intermediate stops were scheduled, the first two of which were Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"The probable cause of the accident was a deviation from the proper course, for reasons undetermined, after the trip had become contact within ten miles of the airport."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | vendredi 1 mai 1942 |
| Heure: | 23:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DST-A-207A (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | NC18146 |
| Numéro de série: | 1978 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1938 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 14 / à bord: 14 |
| Total: | victimes: 17 / à bord: 17 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 6 km (3.8 milles) NE of Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT (SLC) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 1540 m (5052 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | Trip 4 |
The aircraft impacted the side of a hill.
United Trip 4 was a passenger flight from San Francisco Municipal Airport, California, with New York, as its destination. Intermediate stops were scheduled, the first two of which were Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"The probable cause of the accident was a deviation from the proper course, for reasons undetermined, after the trip had become contact within ten miles of the airport."
Accident investigation:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Oakland Municipal Airport, CA et Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT est de 938 km (587 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Oakland Municipal Airport, CA et Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT est de 938 km (587 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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