Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Nov 17, 1955 (14 killed), M...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on November 17, 1955 near Mt Charleston Nevada, United States with 14 fatalities. Cause: Aircraft off course in cloud...
- Date: November 17, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Mt Charleston Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Aircraft off course in cloud and flew into the mountain
A USAF Douglas C-54 carrying 10 passengers and a crew of four flew from Burbank to the secret Homey base near Groom Lake, Nevada, without radio contact with air traffic control. The aircraft flew into cloud at 11,300 feet and struck the slope of Mount Charleston about 50 feet below the summit, killing all 14 occupants.