Airplane Crash - Near Fairbanks, Alaska 12/30/1951

Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Fairbanks, Alaska

Date	12/30/1951
Time	22:07
Location	Near Fairbanks, Alaska
Operator	Transocean Air Lines
Flight #	501
Route	Umiat - Fairbanks
Type	Curtiss C 46F-CU
Registration	N68963
Cn/In	22485
Aboard	4
Fatalities	4
Ground	0
Summary	The flight made an authorized left turn while outbound on the east leg of the Fairbanks radio range and subsequently struck Chena Dome, northeast of the station while on a westerly heading. The failure of the pilot to follow procedures and utilize properly the radio facilities for approach and letdown at Fairbanks with the result that the flight became lost.