Loss of control Accident Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3250,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334034
 

Date:Wednesday 1 April 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-118A (DC-6)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-3250
MSN: 44621/554
Year of manufacture:1955
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:8 km from Orting, WA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in brush-covered hills after suffering an in-flight emergency situation.

Sources:

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher

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