Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | lunes 8 marzo 1948 |
Hora: | 18:00 |
Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) |
Operador: | Eagle Air Freight |
Registración: | NC64722 |
Numéro de série: | 10052 |
Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 3534 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | cerca San Jose, CA ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
Naturaleza: | Ferry/Posicionado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Seattle (unknown airport), WA, Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | San Francisco Municipal Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción:The DC-3 crashed into a canyon on the west side of Mount Hamilton at an altitude of 1800 feet. Weather at the destination was not too good: 700 feet ceiling and 3 miles visibility.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the flight's deviation from its clearance and from approved instrument procedure."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Fuentes:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 47)
» CAB File No. 1-0056
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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.