ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54G (DC-4) 45-494 Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM)
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Date:Friday 28 November 1952
Time:00:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-54G (DC-4)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-494
MSN: 35947
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 32
Total:Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 39
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:1,5 km (0.9 mls) N of Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM) (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK (FBK/PAFB), United States of America
Destination airport:Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America
Narrative:
The C-54 transport plane crashed and burned after impacting trees during an aborted approach to Tacoma-McChord in darkness and dense fog.
The crew had decided to abort the approach and divert to Great Falls-Malmstrom AFB.

Sources:
» thekwe.org
» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Nov 28, 1952


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Distance from Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK to Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA as the crow flies is 2460 km (1537 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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