Détails:
The DC-3 departed from Denver, Colorado, at 16:02 for Grand Junction, Colorado. Over the route to Grand Junction a check was to be made by the crew of the VHF (Very High Frequency) airway facilities to determine whether they were operating normally. Twenty-two minutes after departure the crew reported at an altitude of 14,500 feet, 500 feet over the top of clouds. The flight also reported that they were experiencing severe turbulence. A few minutes later the DC-3 struck the north northeast side of Navajo Peak approximately 500 feet below the summit, and at an elevation of 12,900 feet (3930 m) above sea level.
On May 23, 1948 the wreckage was located by an Air National Guard pilot.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was an excessive loss of altitude resulting from a downdraft in an area of severe turbulence."
accident date: 21-01-1948
type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
registration: NC206
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mercredi 21 janvier 1948 |
| Heure: | 16:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Immatriculation: | NC206 |
| Numéro de série: | 4776 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1942 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 11 km (6.9 milles) WSW of Ward, CO ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Travail aérien |
| Aéroport de départ: | Denver (unknown airport), CO, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Grand Junction-Walker Field, CO (GJT/KGJT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The DC-3 departed from Denver, Colorado, at 16:02 for Grand Junction, Colorado. Over the route to Grand Junction a check was to be made by the crew of the VHF (Very High Frequency) airway facilities to determine whether they were operating normally. Twenty-two minutes after departure the crew reported at an altitude of 14,500 feet, 500 feet over the top of clouds. The flight also reported that they were experiencing severe turbulence. A few minutes later the DC-3 struck the north northeast side of Navajo Peak approximately 500 feet below the summit, and at an elevation of 12,900 feet (3930 m) above sea level.
On May 23, 1948 the wreckage was located by an Air National Guard pilot.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was an excessive loss of altitude resulting from a downdraft in an area of severe turbulence."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» CAB File No. 2-0278Photos
accident date: 21-01-1948
type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
registration: NC206
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