Date & Time:
Jul 23, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Gordon Air Services
Registration:
N4278C
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Pontiac – Tampa
MSN:
04366
YOM:
1952
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
4
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While on a charter flight from Pontiac to Tampa, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions over Tennessee. Too low, the twin engine airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area in Walden Ridge, west of Spring City. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Gordon Wyrick, pilot,
Lawrence Durham, pilot.
Passengers:
Gordon E. Paxson,
Howard Anthony,
Laurel Brown,
Florence Brown.
Crew:
Gordon Wyrick, pilot,
Lawrence Durham, pilot.
Passengers:
Gordon E. Paxson,
Howard Anthony,
Laurel Brown,
Florence Brown.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
