Date:	Tuesday 14 March 1944
Time:	14:53
Type:	Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	42-23834
MSN:	9696
Year of manufacture:	1943
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field, NY (LGA) -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Illegal Flight
Departure airport:	New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field, NY (LGA/KLGA)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Two American Airlines mechanics took the C-47 for an unauthorized flight. It took off in a near-stalling attitude and then made two passes over the field.
During the third approach, the aircraft was very low. It struck a highway light pole, went through fences and burst into flames.

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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