Descripción del Accidente ASN 29 SEP 1943 Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) 42-23359 - Caddo Gap, AR
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Estado:
Fecha:miércoles 29 septiembre 1943
Hora:03:20
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3)
Operador:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registración: 42-23359
Numéro de série: 9221
Año de Construcción: 1943
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0
Total:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:5,6 km (3.5 milles) NE of Caddo Gap, AR (   Estados Unidos de América)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Militar
Aeropuerto de Salida:Grenada AAF, MS, Estados Unidos de América
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Nashville Metropolitan Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA), Estados Unidos de América
Descripción:
The pilot became lost during a navigation mission over mountainous terrain with severe thunderstorms in the area. As the pilot attempted to climb to a safe altitude, the airplane struck rising terrain of 1900-foot Strong Mountain.

Fuentes:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» 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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accident date: 29-09-1943
type: Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3)
registration: 42-23359
photo of Douglas-C-47A-5-DL-42-23359
accident date: 29-09-1943
type: Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3)
registration: 42-23359
 
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.
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