- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 07, 1953 |
Time: | 2055 |
Location: | Issaquah, Washington |
Operator: | Flying Tiger Line |
Flight #: | 841 |
Route: | Seattle - Cheyenne - Fort Jackson |
AC Type: | Douglas C-54B-10-DO |
Registration: | N86574 |
cn / ln: | 18350 |
Aboard: | 7 (passengers:3 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:3 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane struck a tree on a mountain ridge at an elevation of 1,620 feet. Following impact with the tree the aircraft continued flying and finally struck the ground in a canyon 1,500 feet below and caught fire. The flight's deviation from the established approach procedure. |
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