- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 05, 1946 |
Time: | c 02:00 |
Location: | Elko, Nevada |
Operator: | Trans-Luxury Airlines |
Flight #: | 850 |
Route: | New York City - San Francisco |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47-A5-DL) |
Registration: | NC57850 |
cn / ln: | 9214 |
Aboard: | 22 (passengers:19 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:18 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft lost contact with the ground in fog and crashed into a hillside while attempting to land at Elko Airport. A two-year-old boy was the only survivor. The pilot continued the approach after losing visual contact with the airport due to fog. Unfamiliarity of the pilot with the terrain. Insufficent fuel aboard to proceed to an alternate landing site. |
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