| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 07, 1953 |
| Time: | 0412 |
| Location: | Fish Haven, Idaho |
| Operator: | Associated Air Transport |
| Flight #: | 1-6-6A |
| Route: | Boeing Field - Cheyenne |
| AC Type: | Curtiss C-46 |
| Registration: | N1648M |
| cn / ln: | 22395 |
| Aboard: | 40 (passengers:37 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 40 (passengers:37 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed into mountains while en route. Upon entering an area of turbulence, the plane was unable to climb and crashed into trees. Found 5 months later. The inadvertent descent into an area of turbulence and icing which resulted in the pilot's inability to regain a safe altitude. |
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