Narrative:
The C-47A crashed while en route from Elmendorf AFB to Eielson AFB. The aircraft radioed a position report at 20:20 to the Summit Airfield and requested a clearance to Fairbanks.
Not long after the aircraft crashed and burst into flames near the CAA administration building at Summit Airfield.
» El Litoral 23 August 1951, p2
» Fairbanks Daily News Miner August 23,1951
accident date: 22-08-1951
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-100668
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1951 |
| Time: | 20:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-100668 |
| MSN: | 19131 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Summit, AK ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
| Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America |
The C-47A crashed while en route from Elmendorf AFB to Eielson AFB. The aircraft radioed a position report at 20:20 to the Summit Airfield and requested a clearance to Fairbanks.
Not long after the aircraft crashed and burst into flames near the CAA administration building at Summit Airfield.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» El Litoral 23 August 1951, p2
» Fairbanks Daily News Miner August 23,1951
Photos
accident date: 22-08-1951
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-100668
Map
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 Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK as the crow flies is 400 km (250 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK as the crow flies is 400 km (250 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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