Westover - Stephenville

On March 23, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Westover - Stephenville experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Stephenville Newfoundland & Labrador.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While descending to Stephenville from the southwest, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and crashed in the Anguille Mountain Range, about 60 km southwest of Stephenville. The aircraft was written off while all nine occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration 42-72670, MSN 10775, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.5532°, -58.5653°.