1949 Arrow Air DC-3 crash
Aviation accident on December 7, 1949 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1949 Arrow Air DC-3 crash was an aviation accident that occurred on December 7, 1949, near Benicia, California. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3 operated by Arrow Air, was flying from Oakland, California to Sacramento with 9 occupants, when it crashed. The cause of the crash was never confirmed, but evidence pointed towards pilot error. Everyone on board were killed in the crash.
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Occurrence | |
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Date | 7 December 1949 (1949-12-07) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain; Undetermined |
Site | 5 miles north of Benicia, California[1] 38°7′32.0″N 122°8′51.1″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
Operator | Arrow Air |
Registration | N60256 |
Flight origin | Burbank, California[2] |
Stopover | Oakland, California |
Destination | Sacramento, California |
Occupants | 9 |
Passengers | 6 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 9 |
Survivors | 0 |
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