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| Date: | Tuesday 22 March 1955 |
| Time: | 02:03 |
| Type: |  Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131612 |
| MSN: | 43715/362 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 66 / Occupants: 66 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 24 km NW of Honolulu, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK) |
| Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU) |
The R6D-1, a Navy derivative of the DC-6, was flying Air Force, Army and Navy personnel from Tokyo to Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA. An intermediate stop was made at Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK). After takeoff from Hickam AFB, the airplane suffered radio problems and the crew decided to return to the air base.
A navigational error caused the plane strayed off course towards the Waianae Range. The airplane flew into a mountain peak, eight miles north of its intended position.
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