- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 17, 1946 |
Time: | 00:57 |
Location: | Laramie, Wyoming |
Operator: | National Air Transport Services |
Flight #: | 942 |
Route: | Oakland - Chicago |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | NC38942 |
cn / ln: | 12971 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed during a snowstorm into prairie lands while attempting to land at Laramie. Weather conditions were deteriorating rapidly and worse than predicted. The action of the pilot in maneuvering the aircraft at a dangerously low altitude under extremely adverse weather conditions in an attempt to land. A contributing factor was the negligence of the pilot in planning a flight into an area in which adverse weather conditions were forecast without making adequate provisions for a suitable alternate airport. |
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