Airplane Crash - Pedro Bay, Alaska 12/02/1968
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Pedro Bay, Alaska
| Date | 12/02/1968 |
| Time | 09:36 |
| Location | Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Operator | Wien Consolidated Airlines |
| Flight # | 55 |
| Route | Anchorage - Iliamna |
| Type | Fairchild F-27B |
| Registration | N4905 |
| Cn/In | 0049 |
| Aboard | 39 |
| Fatalities | 39 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Broke up in severe turbulence at 11,500 feet. Failure of the right wing that was weakened by pre-existing fatigue cracks. The turbulence was not forcast and not known to the flight crew. Improper maintenance. Incorrect weather forcast. |
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