- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 02, 1957 |
Time: | 1719 |
Location: | Blyn, Washington |
Operator: | Alaska Airlines |
Flight #: | 100 |
Route: | Fairbanks - Seattle |
AC Type: | Douglas C-54B |
Registration: | N90449 |
cn / ln: | 27239 |
Aboard: | 5 (passengers:2 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:2 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into a densly wooded mountain, 3 miles east of Blyn, while en route to Seattle. Navigation error and poor judgement by the pilot in entering an overcast mountainous area at too low an altitude. |
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