Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 05 SEP 1943 |
| Hora: | 23:27 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 42-68841 |
| Numéro de série: | 11768 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 16 km (10 milles) S of Sedalia, MO (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| ? |
The C-53 broke up when encoutering an area of severe winds at 6000 ft altitude.
Fuentes:
» 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.
