Crash of a Douglas C-47A in Nome: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 7, 1946
Registration:
NC91002
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fairbanks – Nome
MSN:
20227
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On approach to Nome Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. Apparently to establish a visual contact with the ground, the pilot reduced his altitude and passed below 400 feet when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain shrouded by clouds. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all four occupants were killed.
