| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 24, 1959 |
| Time: | 1720 |
| Location: | Great Sitkin Island, Alaska |
| Operator: | Reeve Aleutian Airlines |
| Flight #: | 3 |
| Route: | Shemya - Cold Bay - Adak - Anchorage |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-54B |
| Registration: | N63396 |
| cn / ln: | 10486 |
| Aboard: | 16 (passengers:11 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 16 (passengers:11 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed into a mountain while on approach to Adak. Improper approach. Crew error. Pilot did not fly in accordance with visual flight rules over hazardous terrain. |
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