- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 04, 1954 |
Time: | 1430 |
Location: | Near St. Etienne de Tinee, France |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Tripoli, Libya - Hahn, W Germany |
AC Type: | Douglas C-47A-DL |
Registration: | 42-24096A |
cn / ln: | 9958 |
Aboard: | 20 (passengers:18 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 20 (passengers:18 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft struck a mountain and disintegrated at an altitude of 8,000 ft. while en route. The accident occurred in snow and low overcast conditions. The plane had drifted off the prescribed course and no wind drift correction had been made. |
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