Détails:
Crashed into Surprise Glacier, near Mount Gannett. The wreckage was found on November 28. Adverse weather conditions precluded recovery attempts.
On June 9, 2012, an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew rediscovered aircraft wreckage and debris while conducting a training mission. On June 18, 2014, the remains of 17 service members were recovered.
Probable cause: A navigational error attributed to the pilot
Contributing cause: The winds were incorrectly forecast
Probable contributing cause: Precipitation static which made radio reception impossible
» DOD recovers remains of 17 from 1952 aircraft crash in Alaska (DOD, 19-6-2014)
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | samedi 22 novembre 1952 |
| Heure: | 20:17 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Douglas C-124A Globemaster II |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 51-107 |
| Numéro de série: | 43441 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Equipage: | victimes: 11 / à bord: 11 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 41 / à bord: 41 |
| Total: | victimes: 52 / à bord: 52 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Anchorage, AK ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Crashed into Surprise Glacier, near Mount Gannett. The wreckage was found on November 28. Adverse weather conditions precluded recovery attempts.
On June 9, 2012, an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew rediscovered aircraft wreckage and debris while conducting a training mission. On June 18, 2014, the remains of 17 service members were recovered.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: A navigational error attributed to the pilot
Contributing cause: The winds were incorrectly forecast
Probable contributing cause: Precipitation static which made radio reception impossible
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» Missing plane is located (The Statesville Daily Record Saturday, November 29, 1952)» DOD recovers remains of 17 from 1952 aircraft crash in Alaska (DOD, 19-6-2014)
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA et Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK est de 2323 km (1452 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA et Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK est de 2323 km (1452 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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