| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 30, 1951 |
| Time: | 2207 |
| Location: | Near Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Operator: | Transocean Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 501 |
| Route: | Point Barrow - Umiat - Fairbanks |
| AC Type: | Curtiss C 46F-CU |
| Registration: | N68963 |
| cn / ln: | 22485 |
| Aboard: | 4 (passengers:2 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:2 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The flight made an authorized left turn while outbound on the east leg of the Fairbanks radio range and subsequently struck Chena Dome, northeast of the station while on a westerly heading. The failure of the pilot to follow procedures and utilize properly the radio facilities for approach and letdown at Fairbanks with the result that the flight became lost. |
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