Narrative:
The C-54 impacted a wooded hillside and burned. The aircraft had been descending in fog with a failure of the compass. The pilot survived the accident. The co-pilot and mechanic died.
» Youngstown Vindicator 16 January 1959, p4
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1959 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54 (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Windsor Locks-Bradley Field, CT (BDL) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tucson-Davis Monthan AFB, AZ (DMA/KDMA), United States of America |
| Windsor Locks-Bradley Field, CT (BDL/KBDL), United States of America |
The C-54 impacted a wooded hillside and burned. The aircraft had been descending in fog with a failure of the compass. The pilot survived the accident. The co-pilot and mechanic died.
Classification:
Sources:
» The Evening Independent 16 January 1959, p1+2A» Youngstown Vindicator 16 January 1959, p4
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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 Tucson-Davis Monthan AFB, AZ to Windsor Locks-Bradley Field, CT as the crow flies is 3504 km (2190 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Tucson-Davis Monthan AFB, AZ to Windsor Locks-Bradley Field, CT as the crow flies is 3504 km (2190 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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