Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 11 MEI 1944 |
| Tijd: | 07:37 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-35-DL |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 42-23866 |
| Constructienummer: | 9728 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 11 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Fayetteville-Pope AAF, NC (POB) (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Fayetteville-Pope AAF, NC (POB/KPOB), Verenigde Staten |
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Twelve C-47 aircraft were involved in a paratroop drop mission out of Pope Field. The C-47 in question was number eight for takeoff. The airplane swerved left and right during the takeoff roll, presumably due to an unlocked tail wheel. It went off the runway but the pilot managed to get airborne. It stalled at a height of 150 feet and fell off to the left. The right wing struck trees. The airplane then cartwheeled into terrain and caught fire.
Bronnen:
» 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.
