Accident Details
On April 23, 1965, at 1423 Pacific Standard Time, an AAXICO Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-6A, registered as N6541C, crashed on the west slope of Mount Rainier, Washington. The accident site was located 40.2 nautical miles southeast of the Seattle VORTAC on the 125° radial, at an elevation of 10,200 feet above mean sea level.
Flight Information
The aircraft was operating as Logair Flight 1422A under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) from Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. At the time of the accident, the flight was attempting to obtain an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) clearance when it struck a snow-covered glacier. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact, and there was no post-crash fire.
Crew and Injuries
All five crew members on board received fatal injuries as a result of the crash.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the probable cause of this accident was the improper correlation of the aircraft position with respect to obstructing terrain while continuing the flight on a VFR flight plan in instrument weather conditions.