Last updated: 29 September 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 January 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-15931 |
| C/n / msn: | 20379 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) SW of Mineral, WA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF), United States of America |
| Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America |
The Douglas C-47 operated on a flight from Maxwell Field, Alabama to McChord Field, Washington with a refueling stop at Hill Field, Utah.
The airplane departed Hill Field at 19:34 hours. Last radio contact was at 22:44 hours when the crew radioed that they were over Tacoma, commencing the approach to McChord.
The wreckage was located January 9, 30 miles west of Mount Rainier.
Sources:
» The Deseret News - Jan 7, 1949» The Deseret News - Jan 10, 1949
» Accident-Report.com
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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 Ogden-Hill AFB, UT to Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA as the crow flies is 1063 km (665 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Ogden-Hill AFB, UT to Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA as the crow flies is 1063 km (665 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
