44-9068 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

November 17, 1955Accident
The four engine aircraft was completing a flight from Burbank to the secret base 51 (aka Homey) located near Groom Lake, Nevada, carrying a crew of four and 10 passengers, atomistics, engineers and scientists who were taking part to the Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft building program.
Douglas C-54 Skymaster · 14 fatalities
It was determined that the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident, probably because the crew became lost in the clouds. Full accident record