- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 27, 1947 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Yakutat, Alaska |
Operator: | Columbia Air Cargo |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Fairbanks - Yakutat |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3C |
Registration: | NC95486 |
cn / ln: | 6065 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:11 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:11 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into trees while on approach to Yakutat. Failure to follow the approved instrument approach procedures while making an initial approach at an altitude insufficient to clear trees along the flight path. |
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