Status: | |
Datum: | Samstag 18 Januar 1958 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas R5D Skymaster (DC-4) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Navy |
Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
Werknummer: | |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 31 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 1,6 km (1 Meilen) von Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA) ( Japan)
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Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN), Japan |
Flug nach: | Wake Island Airfield (AWK/PWAK), |
Unfallbericht:On departure from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, the U.S. Navy R5D experienced a failed engine immediately after takeoff. The plane struck a hillside, a mile from the runway. All 31 on board survived. Two suffered burn injuries.
Informationsquelle:
» Charleston Evening Post, Saturday 18 January 1958, page 2-A.
» Desert Sun 18 January 1958, p1
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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 Okinawa-Kadena AFB to Wake Island Airfield as the crow flies is 4020 km (2513 miles).
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.