Narrative:
Crashed in brush-covered hills after suffering an in-flight emergency situation.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1959 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-118A (DC-6) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-3250 |
| MSN: | 44621/554 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) from Orting, WA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America |
| ? |
Crashed in brush-covered hills after suffering an in-flight emergency situation.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
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