- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 22, 1955 |
Time: | 0203 |
Location: | Oahu, Hawaii |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Navy |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Tokyo - Hickam - Travis |
AC Type: | Douglas R6D-1 (C-118B) |
Registration: | 131612 |
cn / ln: | 43715 |
Aboard: | 66 (passengers:57 crew:9) |
Fatalities: | 66 (passengers:57 crew:9) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft returned to Hickam Airfield because of inoperative high-frequency radio transmitters. As the plane was descending to land, it crashed into Pali Kea peak, 15 miles northwest of Honolulu. Navigational error by the crew brought the plane 8 miles north of its intended position. |
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