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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1959 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 (C-49J) |
| Owner/operator: | Capital Airlines |
| Registration: | N44993 |
| MSN: | 6260 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Kanawna County Airport, Charleston, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Kanawna County Airport, Charleston, WV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft bounced after a hard landing and lost directional control, veering off the runway down a 50ft embankment the left main gear was separated from the fuselage and the right main gear folded rearward.
Sources:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33621
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 December 1978 | N133AC | Unknown | 2 | near Port Mayaca, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2021 09:57 | Cobar | Added |
| 09-Jan-2022 18:12 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
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