Descripción:
The Navy transport plane struck an embankment and crashed while on a radar guided approach to Oakland Airport, California.
The undercarriage was sheared off by the impact and the airplane disintegrated as it slid about 1000 feet before coming to rest. A post impacted fire erupted, but 20 of the 21 occupants got out safely.
This accident, which happed in fog, was the first after 76,000 safe landings using Ground Controlled Approach guidance.
The aircraft came from Moffett Field, CA, to pick up 12 additional passengers for a flight to San Diego, CA.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 20 enero 1947 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas R5D (DC-4) |
| Operador: | United States Navy |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 21 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Oakland NAS, CA (OAK) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Mountain View-Moffett Field, CA (NUQ/KNUQ), Estados Unidos de América |
| Oakland NAS, CA (OAK/KOAK), Estados Unidos de América |
The Navy transport plane struck an embankment and crashed while on a radar guided approach to Oakland Airport, California.
The undercarriage was sheared off by the impact and the airplane disintegrated as it slid about 1000 feet before coming to rest. A post impacted fire erupted, but 20 of the 21 occupants got out safely.
This accident, which happed in fog, was the first after 76,000 safe landings using Ground Controlled Approach guidance.
The aircraft came from Moffett Field, CA, to pick up 12 additional passengers for a flight to San Diego, CA.
Fuentes:
» The Milwaukee Sentinel - Jan 21, 1947Fotos
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Distance from Mountain View-Moffett Field, CA to Oakland NAS, CA as the crow flies is 37 km (23 miles).
Distance from Mountain View-Moffett Field, CA to Oakland NAS, CA as the crow flies is 37 km (23 miles).
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