| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | NC17713 |
| MSN: | 4582 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alameda, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK) |
No.1 engine problems immediately after takeoff caused the pilot to shut down the engine and feather the propeller. A right turn was made to return to the airport, but the aircraft struck treetops and crashed. The crew probably shut down and feathered the wrong engine.
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