| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Owner/operator: | Air National Guard |
| Registration: | 52-1049 |
| MSN: | 43958 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pavlof Volcano, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM) |
| Cold Bay Airport, AK (CDB/PACD) |
The C-124 transport plane was carrying seven tons of satellite observation equipment for use with the Optical Satellite Observing System from Tacoma (TCM) to Cold Bay (CDB) when it flew into the side of the Pavlof Volcano (8215 feet high) in poor weather.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Michael Livingston
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