ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-82A Packet 45-57744 Fawnskin, CA
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Date:Tuesday 21 September 1954
Time:18:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic C82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-82A Packet
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-57744
MSN: 10114
First flight: 1947
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:14,5 km (9.1 mls) NW of Fawnskin, CA (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA (SBD/KSBD), United States of America
Destination airport:Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF), United States of America
Narrative:
Crashed in the San Bernardino Mountains after an engine failure. Eight occupants bailed out safely before the accident.
The aircraft had departed from Norton Air Force Base at 18:15 hours after refueling there.

Sources:
» Madera Tribune 22 September 1954, p1
» San Bernardino Sun 23 September 1954, p30
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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Distance from San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA to Ogden-Hill AFB, UT as the crow flies is 902 km (564 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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