Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Mar 20, 1953 (35 killed), O...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on March 20, 1953 near Oakland California, United States with 35 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control for unknown...
- Date: March 20, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Oakland California, United States
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control for unknown reasons, with icing possibly contributing
Transocean Air Lines Flight 942, a military charter carrying 30 passengers and five crew from Roswell, New Mexico, to Oakland, California, crashed near Alvarado, California, on 20 March 1953. The aircraft came down on a barley field while approaching Oakland, and all 35 people on board were killed. The investigation found loss of control for unknown reasons.