Accident Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) 43-48146,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334626
 

Date:Monday 24 September 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas VC-47A (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-48146
MSN: 25407/13962
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Mount Yale, CO -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Colorado Springs-Ent Air Force Base, CO
Destination airport:Novato-Hamilton AFB, CA
Narrative:
Impacted the rocky north face of 14,172-foot Mt. Yale.

Sources:

US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
coloradowreckchasing.com
gendisasters.com

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