Date: | October 06, 1955 |
Location: | Near Centennial, Wyoming |
Aircraft: | Douglas DC-4 |
Reg: | N30062 |
Airline: | United Air Lines |
Flight No: | 409 |
Fatalities: | 66: 66 |
The DC-4 crashed into cloud covered Medicine Bow Peak while en route. The pilot deviated from course for reasons unknown. Possible incapacitation of crew by carbon monoxide emanating from a faulty cabin heater, though never proven. |