- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 02, 1968 |
Time: | 0936 |
Location: | Pedro Bay, Alaska |
Operator: | Wien Consolidated Airlines |
Flight #: | 55 |
Route: | Anchorage - Iliamna |
AC Type: | Fairchild F-27B |
Registration: | N4905 |
cn / ln: | 0049 |
Aboard: | 39 (passengers:36 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 39 (passengers:36 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Broke up in severe turbulence at 11,500 feet. Failure of the right wing that was weakened by pre-existing fatigue cracks. The turbulence was not forcast and not known to the flight crew. Improper maintenance. Incorrect weather forcast. |
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