Narrative:
The C-87 rolled and dived into the water while turning on final approach to Canton Island. The flight was being operated by United Airlines under contract to the Army Air Transport Command.
It was deemed possible that an asymmetric flap deployment caused the accident.
» Under the Southern Cross / Bob Livingstone
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-23903 |
| MSN: | 698 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Canton Island Airport (CIS) ( Kiribati)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Canton Island Airport (CIS/PCIS), Kiribati |
The C-87 rolled and dived into the water while turning on final approach to Canton Island. The flight was being operated by United Airlines under contract to the Army Air Transport Command.
It was deemed possible that an asymmetric flap deployment caused the accident.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Under the Southern Cross / Bob Livingstone
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