17505

On December 27, 1953 at 12:00 AM, 17505 experienced a crash involving Canadair C-4 North Star, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Shemya Alaska.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a flight from Canada to South Korea with an intermediate stop in Shemya, Aleutian Islands, taking part to the Korean airlift. After touchdown at Shemya Airport, the four engine aircraft went out of control and veered off runway before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 17505, MSN 112, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.7227°, 174.1003°.