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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:C-54A-15-DC Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:42-72284 USAAF
    Construction Number:10389
    Last Civil Registration:C-FGNI
    Latest Owner or Location:Air North

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-54A-15-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    28 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72284.

    1 February 1946

    To American Airlines with c/r N90444.
    Operated with markings: Flagship Illinois

    4 June 1954

    To US Overseas Airlines.

    From 1956 to August 1957

    Leased to Flying Tiger Line.

    1965

    To Mercer Enterprises.

    June 1969

    To Great Northern Airways with c/r CF-GNI.

    September 1971

    To Eldorado Aviation.

    July 1980

    To Aero Trades Western with c/r C-FGNI.

    26 May 1984


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1984 photo at Winnipeg

    1986

    To Soundair.

    August 1988

    To Air North Charter.

    Circa 14 August 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-FGNI (Douglas DC-4 (C-54A-15-DC), 10389/120) issued.

    By 14 August 1996

    To Air North with c/r C-FGNI.

    14 August 1996

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There was one fatality. There were 50,754 hours on the airframe at the time. The cargo flight departed Bronson Creek Airport, BC (YBM), Canada and was destined for Wrangell Airport, AK (WRG/PAWG), United States of America. The accident occurred at near Bronson Creek Airport, BC (YBM) (Canada) while en route. Narrative: The DC-4 aircraft, named Yukon Trader was on a VFR flight from a remote mining strip at Bronson Creek, Canada to Wrangell, USA with a crew of three and about 16,600 pounds of cargo on board...

    14 August 1996

    Written off.
    Shortly after Takeoff from Bronson Creek.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
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     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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