Airplane Crash - Adak, Alaska 03/15/1962
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Adak, Alaska
| Date | 03/15/1962 |
| Time | 01:14 |
| Location | Adak, Alaska |
| Operator | Flying Tiger Line |
| Flight # | 7816 |
| Route | Cold Bay, AK - Adak, AK |
| Type | Lockheed 1049H Super Constellation |
| Registration | N6911C |
| Cn/In | 4804 |
| Aboard | 7 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Crashed into a rock embankment, 328 ft. short of runway threshold while attempting to land on Runway 23 and after being warned by ATC that the plane was below the glidepath. The main gear and right wing separated from the plane and a fire ensued. The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the final approach. |
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