Last updated: 23 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 30 oktober 1951 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 43-15109 |
| Constructienummer: | 19575 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 5 km (3.1 mijl) NE of Riverside, CA ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Amarillo AFB, TX (AMA/KAMA), Verenigde Staten |
| San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA (SBD/KSBD), Verenigde Staten |
A C-47A transport plane was destroyed when it crashed in the Box Springs Mountains. All six on board were killed.
The airplane was based at Madison-Truax Field, WI and operated on a flight to San Bernardino-Norton AFB in California. A stop was made at Amarillo, Texas to pick up four passengers.
The crash site was near the summit of a 2400-ft high mountain top.
Bronnen:
» El Litoral 31-10-1951 p.1» Toledo Blade - Oct 31, 1951
» The Milwaukee Journal - Oct 31, 1951
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Amarillo AFB, TX en San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA bedraagt 1415 km (884 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Amarillo AFB, TX en San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA bedraagt 1415 km (884 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.
