Narrative:
The airplane departed Whitehorse Airport, YT (YXY) participating in a search for a Douglas C-54 that went missing January 26 near Snag, YT (Canada). Weather in the search area was overcast to broken. The airplane was caught in a downdraft and flew into the side of a mountain.
» Mystery C-47 in the Yukon / By Ruud Leeuw
accident date: 07-02-1950
type: Douglas C-47D (DC-3)
registration: 45-1037
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 7 February 1950 |
| Time: | 19:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47D |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-1037 |
| MSN: | 34306/17040 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3558 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) NW of Pon Lake, YT ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Whitehorse Airport, YT (YXY/CYXY), Canada |
| Whitehorse Airport, YT (YXY/CYXY), Canada |
The airplane departed Whitehorse Airport, YT (YXY) participating in a search for a Douglas C-54 that went missing January 26 near Snag, YT (Canada). Weather in the search area was overcast to broken. The airplane was caught in a downdraft and flew into the side of a mountain.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Mystery C-47 in the Yukon / By Ruud Leeuw
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accident date: 07-02-1950
type: Douglas C-47D (DC-3)
registration: 45-1037
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