Northwest Airlines Flight 5 (1941)
Accident | |
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Date | October 30, 1941 |
Summary | Crashed following Minneapolis, Minnesota |
2nd stopover | Fargo, North Dakota |
3rd stopover | Billings, Montana |
4th stopover | Butte, Montana |
Last stopover | Spokane, Washington |
Destination | Seattle |
Passengers | 12 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 14 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 1 (Clarence F. Bates) |
Northwest Airlines Flight 5 was a regularly scheduled, multiple stop flight from
St. Paul, Minnesota, test-flying a Consolidated B-24.[2]
The cause of the crash was determined to be an excessive buildup of ice on the aircraft's wings.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A-269 NC21712 Moorhead, MN". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ "Clarence Frederick Bates (1900-1942) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved Feb 4, 2021.
External links
- Final report of the Civil Aeronautics Board (PDF)