| Date: | Monday 19 November 1979 |
| Time: | 06:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas RC-54V (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Tiburon Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | N8060C |
| MSN: | 10563 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near McCormick, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| McCormick County Airport, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DC-4, carrying 15000 lb (6800 kg) of marijuana, crashed in flames after striking trees on final approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,altitude or clearance
FACTORS:
weather - fog
miscellaneous acts,conditions - stolen or unauthorized
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Basel Airport (BSL); January 1971
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