Douglas DC-3A N485
27 November 1965 · Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 November 1965 at about 07:15 local time, a Douglas DC-3A registered N485, operated by Edde Airlines, was involved in an accident during in flight near Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States. 13 people were on board and 13 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3A
- Registration
- N485
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Edde Airlines
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 2-1013
People
13 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLIGHT TRACK ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF PASS THRU MTS.PILOT-POSITION DISORIENTATION RELATIVE TO TRACK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1964 | Douglas DC-3A | Chicago Illinois, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Nov 1966 | Douglas DC-3A | Nome Alas, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1964 | Douglas DC-3A | Miami Fla, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1963 | Douglas DC-3A | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | American Flyers Airline Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1968 | Douglas DC-3A | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Business Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Malcolm Is, Canada | Interstate Air | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |