61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 1, 1948
Place
Anchorage, AK
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Doug DC4
People aboard
30
Fatal injuries
30
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Northwest airlines flight 442, a DC-4, had been missing since 1948, the wreckage was located on 7/26/99 at the 6,500 foot level of mount sanford, all 30 POB suffered fatal injuries, other circumstances are unknown.
As the FAA filed it
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 442, A DC-4, HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE 1948, THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON 7/26/99 AT THE 6,500 FOOT LEVEL OF MOUNT SANFORD, ALL 30 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.