- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 07, 1953
Time: 2055
Location: Issaquah, Washington
Operator: Flying Tiger Line
Flight #: 841
Route: Seattle - Cheyenne - Fort Jackson
AC Type: Douglas C-54B-10-DO
Registration: N86574
cn / ln: 18350
Aboard: 7   (passengers:3  crew:4)
Fatalities: 7   (passengers:3  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The plane struck a tree on a mountain ridge at an elevation of 1,620 feet. Following impact with the tree the aircraft continued flying and finally struck the ground in a canyon 1,500 feet below and caught fire. The flight's deviation from the established approach procedure.
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