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| Date: | Monday 24 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-48146 |
| MSN: | 25407/13962 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Yale, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Springs-Ent Air Force Base, CO |
| Novato-Hamilton AFB, CA |
Impacted the rocky north face of 14,172-foot Mt. Yale.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
coloradowreckchasing.com
gendisasters.com
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