1952 Moses Lake C-124 crash
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DateDecember 20, 1952
SummaryLoss of control due to inadvertent gust lock engagement
Site
AircrafttypeDouglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II
_(6815258879).jpg) A C-124A similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | December 20, 1952 |
| Summary | Loss of control due to inadvertent gust lock engagement |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Registration | 50-0100 |
| Flight origin | Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, Washington |
| Destination | Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas |
| Occupants | 115 |
| Passengers | 105 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 87 |
| Survivors | 28 |
The 1952 Moses Lake C-124 crash was an accident in which a United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II military transport aircraft crashed near Moses Lake, Washington on December 20, 1952. Of the 115 people on board, 87 died and 28 survived. The crash was the world's deadliest aviation disaster at the time, surpassing the Llandow air disaster, which killed 80 people. The death toll would not be surpassed until the Tachikawa air disaster, which also involved a Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II, killed 129 people. The crash remains the deadliest in Washington state history.