Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Sep 24, 1959 (16 killed), G...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on September 24, 1959 near Great Sitkin Island Alaska, United States with 16 fatalities. Cause: Failure to maintain VFR...
- Date: September 24, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Great Sitkin Island Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure to maintain VFR flight over hazardous terrain
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 3 was flying from Anchorage towards Shemya via Cold Bay and Adak. After cancelling its IFR plan and continuing visually, it flew into the side of Great Sitkin volcano about 25 miles from Adak. All 16 people on board were killed, and the Civil Aeronautics Board blamed the failure to maintain visual flight over hazardous terrain.