Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL on the Mt Susitna: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 12, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
43-15299
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Eielson - Elmendorf
MSN:
19765
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While descending to Elmendorf AFB, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Susitna (4,200 feet high) and located about 34 miles northwest of Anchorage. All five crew members were killed.
