Last updated: 1 March 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 13 April 1958 |
| Time: | 08:43 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-133A Cargomaster |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-0146 |
| C/n / msn: | 44716 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 10 km N of Georgetown, DE ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dover AFB, DE (DOV/KDOV), United States of America |
| Dover AFB, DE (DOV/KDOV), United States of America |
Crashed inverted into a forest during a local flight test, 17 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
» The Deseret News - Apr 14, 1958» Cargomaster down: Almost 60 years ago (scsuntimes.com, 27 March 2017)
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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.
