- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 20, 1954
Time: 0708
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Operator: Zantop Air Transport
Flight #: ?
Route: Jackson - Kansas City
AC Type: Douglas DC-3A
Registration: N49551
cn / ln: 4940
Aboard: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane crashed while on approach. The loss of control of the aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery. The loss of control resulted from an accumulation of ice and the use of de-icer boots at low air speeds.
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