- | 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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