Accident description
Last updated: 28 January 2012
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 JAN 1950 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54D-1-DC |
| Operator: | United States Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 42-72469 |
| C/n / msn: | 10574 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 36 / Occupants: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Snag, YT (Canada) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF) (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
| Great Falls-Malmstrom AFB, MT (GFA) (GFA/KGFA), United States of America |
The USMC Douglas C-54 departed Elmendord AFB (EDF) on a flight to Great Falls (GFA). It took Amber Airway No.2 over Canada, but failed to arrive at its destination. Last radio contact was at 17:09 near Snag, YT. The wreckage still had not been found by 1951.
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Statistics
109th loss of a Douglas DC-4
5th worst accident involving a Douglas DC-4 (at the time)
23rd worst accident involving a Douglas DC-4 (currently)
worst accident in Canada (at the time)
8th worst accident in Canada (currently) » figures explained
5th worst accident involving a Douglas DC-4 (at the time)
23rd worst accident involving a Douglas DC-4 (currently)
worst accident in Canada (at the time)
8th worst accident in Canada (currently) » figures explained
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF) to Great Falls-Malmstrom AFB, MT (GFA) as the crow flies is 2847 km (1780 miles).
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF) to Great Falls-Malmstrom AFB, MT (GFA) as the crow flies is 2847 km (1780 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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