- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 01, 1944 |
Time: | 0054 |
Location: | Van Nuys, California |
Operator: | Trans Continental and Western Air |
Flight #: | 13 |
Route: | San Francisco - Burbank - New York City |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | NC17322 |
cn / ln: | 1965 |
Aboard: | 17 (passengers:14 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 9 (passengers:6 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed and burned 6.5 miles west northwest of the Bubank Airport in dense fog. The pilot's deviation from the standard instrument approach procedure and descent below the established safe minimum altitude. A contributing factor was the company's failure to enforce adherence to company procedures. |
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