Accident Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3301,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334665
 
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Date:Friday 13 July 1956
Time:15:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-118A (DC-6)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-3301
MSN: 44672/639
Year of manufacture:1955
Fatalities:Fatalities: 46 / Occupants: 66
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:ca 2 km S of Fort Dix-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI) -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI/KWRI)
Destination airport:Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT)
Narrative:
Windshear after departure; descended into forest and crashed.

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