| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 17, 1946 |
| Time: | 00:57 |
| Location: | Laramie, Wyoming |
| Operator: | National Air Transport Services |
| Flight #: | 942 |
| Route: | Oakland - Chicago |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | NC38942 |
| cn / ln: | 12971 |
| Aboard: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed during a snowstorm into prairie lands while attempting to land at Laramie. Weather conditions were deteriorating rapidly and worse than predicted. The action of the pilot in maneuvering the aircraft at a dangerously low altitude under extremely adverse weather conditions in an attempt to land. A contributing factor was the negligence of the pilot in planning a flight into an area in which adverse weather conditions were forecast without making adequate provisions for a suitable alternate airport. |
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