Airplane Crash - Salt Lake City, Utah 05/01/1942
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Salt Lake City, Utah
| Date | 05/01/1942 |
| Time | 23:00 |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Operator | United Air Lines |
| Flight # | 4 |
| Route | San Francisco - New York City |
| Type | Douglas DST-A-207A |
| Registration | NC18146 |
| Cn/In | 1978 |
| Aboard | 17 |
| Fatalities | 17 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | After taking off from Salt Lake, the aircraft proceeded in the wrong direction and crashed into the side of a hill 3.8 miles northeast of the Salt Lake City Airport. The point of impact was at an elevation of 5,053 feet above sea level and about 830 feet above the airport. A deviation from the proper course, for reasons undetermined. |
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