- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 20, 1952 |
Time: | c 06:30 |
Location: | Moses Lake, Washington |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Douglas C-124A Globemaster |
Registration: | 50-100 |
cn / ln: | 43238 |
Aboard: | 115 (passengers:105 crew:10) |
Fatalities: | 87 (passengers:82 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Within two minutes after takeoff the aircraft began to lose altitude. It crashed and burned into a snow laden field at the end of the airstrip. Failure of the pilot to remove the rudder and elevator locking pin prior to taking off. |
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