Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 19 AUG 1943 |
| Zeit: | 16:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-49J |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 43-1971 |
| Werknummer: | 4995 |
| Baujahr: | 1942 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Wright R-1820-71 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Hampstead, NH (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | ? |
| ? |
The C-49 was circling over the Island Pond lake when it went into a spin and crashed.
Informationsquelle:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
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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.
