| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 20, 1952 |
| Time: | c 06:30 |
| Location: | Moses Lake, Washington |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-124A Globemaster |
| Registration: | 50-100 |
| cn / ln: | 43238 |
| Aboard: | 115 (passengers:105 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 87 (passengers:82 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Within two minutes after takeoff the aircraft began to lose altitude. It crashed and burned into a snow laden field at the end of the airstrip. Failure of the pilot to remove the rudder and elevator locking pin prior to taking off. |
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