Incident Details
While conducting a coastal patrol mission out from Kodiak, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located about 3 miles southeast of Cape Newenham. The collision resulted in the death of all 12 crew members on board.
Crew
The crew members were:
- Lt L. D. Wilson, pilot
- LCDR R. H. Walker, copilot
- Lt W. A. Dotson
- Lt R. A. Myers, navigator
- Lt D. M. Smith, navigator
- ADR1 H. M. Ley, mechanic
- ADR3 B. J. Crum, mechanic
- AE3 T. S. Gould, mad operator
- ATN2 Laugesen, technician
- AXAN M. McDaniel, technician
- AN J. L. Lyons, technician
- AO2 H. Brantley, ordnance
No additional information about the cause of the accident was provided in the source material.