Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
17279
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moffett - Santa Monica
MSN:
14479/25924
YOM:
1944
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
On approach to Santa Monica-Clover Field, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Dry Canyon, some 5 miles north of the airport. All seven crew members were killed.
