We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The aircraft was performing a special flight from Fort Ord AFB (Monterey) to McChord AFB, carrying 19 military passengers and two pilots. En route, the crew cancelled the IFR flight plan and continued under VFR in poor weather conditions. At an altitude of 2,600 feet in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain, was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 21 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The Board finds that the probable cau
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) · 21 fatalities