Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Jan 11, 1950, Kodiak Alaska
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on January 11, 1950 near Kodiak Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was a wrong approach...
- Date: January 11, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Kodiak Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was a wrong approach configuration and a long landing.
A USAF Douglas C 54 landed at Kodiak on 11 January 1950 and could not stop within the runway. It overran and plunged into St Paul Bay with 28 people aboard. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, and six of the 28 occupants were injured.