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Datum: | Dienstag 22 März 1955 |
Zeit: | 02:03 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Navy |
Kennzeichen: | 131612 |
Werknummer: | 43715/362 |
Baujahr: | 1953 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 9 / Insassen: 9 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 57 / Insassen: 57 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 66 / Insassen: 66 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 24 km (15 Meilen) NW of Honolulu, HI ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK), USA |
Flug nach: | Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU), USA |
Unfallbericht:The R6D-1, a Navy derivative of the DC-6, was flying Air Force, Army and Navy personnel from Tokyo to Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA. An intermediate stop was made at Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK). After takeoff from Hickam AFB, the airplane suffered radio problems and the crew decided to return to the air base.
A navigational error caused the plane strayed off course towards the Waianae Range. The airplane flew into a mountain peak, eight miles north of its intended position.
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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 Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI to Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA as the crow flies is 3893 km (2433 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.