Air disaster

United Airlines Flight 409

6 Oct 1955 · 41.34° N, 106.33° W

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When
6 Oct 1955
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
41.34° N, 106.33° W
Description
1955 aviation accident
Deaths
66

United Air Lines Flight 409

1955 aviation accident

United Air Lines Flight 409 was a scheduled flight which originated in New York City, New York. The final flight destination was San Francisco, California, with stops in Chicago, Denver and Salt Lake City. The aircraft operating the service, a Douglas DC-4 propliner, registered as N30062, crashed into Medicine Bow Peak, near Laramie, Wyoming, on October 6, 1955, killing all 66 people on board.

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