Last updated: 7 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 05051 |
| MSN: | 4555 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 12 km (7.5 mls) N of Flagstaff, AZ ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City (unknown airport), MO, United States of America |
| San Pedro Naval Air Base, CA (SPQ), United States of America |
Hit the slope of Fremont Peak, near Flagstaff, AZ. The wreckage was discovered 16 May 1943.
Sources:
» Evening Star 17 May 1943, p2» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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.
