Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 11 JAN 1943 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3A-197 |
| Operating for: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Leased from: | United Air Lines |
| Registration: | NC16090 |
| C/n / msn: | 1929 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK) (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), United States of America |
Douglas DC-3 NC16090 ("Mainliner Medford") was flying under contract to the USAAF. It crashed while attempting to land and caught fire.
Crashed.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» The Bend Bulletin 11.01.1943
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
