Date:	Saturday 6 May 1944
Time:	14:00
Type:	Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	42-23925
MSN:	9787
Year of manufacture:	1943
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	5 km SSE of Fayetteville-Pope AAF, NC (POB) -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The airplane entered instrument conditions near Pope Field. The pilot then probably attempted a 180-degree turn out of the clouds. It emerged from the clouds at a height of 700-1000 feet and continued in a vertical dive into the ground. The pilot had lost control of the airplane, causing the separation of the right elevator.

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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