Narrative:
Flew into the side of Mount Susitna (4200 feet high). The wreckage was found on September 17.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-15299 |
| MSN: | 19765 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 64 km (40 mls) WNW of Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America |
| Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
Flew into the side of Mount Susitna (4200 feet high). The wreckage was found on September 17.
Sources:
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Map
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Distance from Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK as the crow flies is 400 km (250 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK as the crow flies is 400 km (250 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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