ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) FL636 Mount Ptolemy, near Blairmore, AB
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Date:Saturday 19 January 1946
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: FL636
MSN: 12063
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Mount Ptolemy, near Blairmore, AB (   Canada)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Comox Airport, BC (YQQ/CYQQ), Canada
Destination airport:Winnipeg International Airport, MB (YWG/CYWG), Canada
Narrative:
An RCAF Douglas C-47 took off from Comox, BC on a flight to Winnipeg, MB. It last reported over Cranbrook, BC at 04:28. Weather was reported poor over the last range of mountains. The aircraft struck Mount Ptolemy 9,229 ft (2813 m).

Sources:
» Lethbridge Herald, AB 1946
» Abandoned Plane Wrecks of the North / Ruud Leeuw


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accident date: 19-01-1946
type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
registration: FL636
photo of Douglas-Dakota-III-FL636
accident date: 19-01-1946
type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
registration: FL636
photo of Douglas-Dakota-III-FL636
accident date: 19-01-1946
type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
registration: FL636
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Comox Airport, BC to Winnipeg International Airport, MB as the crow flies is 1959 km (1224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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