Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 21 OCT 1943 |
| Hora: | 22:40 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47-DL |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 41-18637 |
| Numéro de série: | 4798 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 1 km (0.6 milles) SW of Grenada AAF, MS (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Grenada AAF, MS |
| Grenada AAF, MS |
The C-47 took off from Grenada AAF at 19:15 on a night-time cross-country navigation mission. While on finals back at Grenada around 22:40, both engines reportedly cut. The airplane struck two large trees, shearing off the wings and stabilizers. It crashed into the wood and caught fire.
Fuentes:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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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.
