We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
On behalf of the Montana Air National Guard, the aircraft departed Helena Airport bound for Cut Bank, carrying a crew of three and three members of the Montana Government who were en route to a speaking engagement. Weather conditions worsened and the crew encountered heavy winds and snow falls. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in the Wolf Creek Canyon located about 25 miles north of Helena. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed. Crew: Maj Clifford Hanson, pilot, M
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 6 fatalities