Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Jan 7, 1949 (6 killed), Gar...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on January 7, 1949 near Garstang Lancashire, United Kingdom with 6 fatalities. Cause: Radio compass misled by...
- Date: January 7, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Garstang Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Radio compass misled by interference from a nearby BBC transmitter
A USAF Douglas C 54 flying from Frankfurt to RAF Burtonwood struck Stake House Fell near Garstang, Lancashire, on 7 January 1949. All six people aboard were killed. An investigation found that a commercial radio signal had interfered with the radio compass, giving a false reading.