- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 07, 1953 |
Time: | 0412 |
Location: | Fish Haven, Idaho |
Operator: | Associated Air Transport |
Flight #: | 1-6-6A |
Route: | Boeing Field - Cheyenne |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46 |
Registration: | N1648M |
cn / ln: | 22395 |
Aboard: | 40 (passengers:37 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 40 (passengers:37 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed into mountains while en route. Upon entering an area of turbulence, the plane was unable to climb and crashed into trees. Found 5 months later. The inadvertent descent into an area of turbulence and icing which resulted in the pilot's inability to regain a safe altitude. |
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