Last updated: 18 May 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 01989 |
| MSN: | 4553 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Seattle, WA and Kodiak, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seattle NAS, WA, United States of America |
| Kodiak NAS, AK, United States of America |
Missing on a flight between Seattle, WA and Kodiak, AK.
Sources:
» Evening Star 18 February 1944, p8» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 531st loss
- 178th fatal accident
- 31st worst accident (at the time)
- 378th worst accident (currently)