Narrative:
Lost from radarscope 47 minutes after take-off. The wreckage was spotted in an avalanche high on Mount Iliamna a few days later. Victims not recovered.
» San Bernardino Sun 23 December 1958, p1
» San Bernardino Sun 30 December 1958, pA
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 22 December 1958 |
| Time: | 07:59 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54 (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 215 km (134.4 mls) SW of Anchorage, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
| Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), United States of America |
Lost from radarscope 47 minutes after take-off. The wreckage was spotted in an avalanche high on Mount Iliamna a few days later. Victims not recovered.
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» The Victoria Advocate 23 December 1958, p1» San Bernardino Sun 23 December 1958, p1
» San Bernardino Sun 30 December 1958, pA
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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 Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 2327 km (1454 miles).
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 2327 km (1454 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.
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Douglas DC-4
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- 124th fatal accident
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