ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47D 45-1037 Pon Lake, YT
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Date:Tuesday 7 February 1950
Time:19:45 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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
Destination airport:Whitehorse Airport, YT (YXY/CYXY), Canada
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.

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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