Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 07 SEP 1944 |
| Hora: | 10:24 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-54A-10-DC |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 42-72211 |
| Numéro de série: | 10316 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 4 km (2.5 milles) S Presque Isle AAF, ME (PQI) (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Presque Isle AAF, ME (PQI/KPQI), Estados Unidos de América |
| Presque Isle AAF, ME (PQI/KPQI), Estados Unidos de América |
The C-54 departed on a local training out of Presque Isle AAF, MA. Takeoff from runway 19 was normal and the airplane climbed to an altitude of 1000 feet. Then it made a 30-degree turn to the left after which altitude was lost. The airplane impacted terrain on the Walter Carmichael potato farm and burst into flames.
The elevator trim tabs may have been improperly rigged.
Fuentes:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Presque Isle AAF, ME to Presque Isle AAF, ME as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Presque Isle AAF, ME to Presque Isle AAF, ME as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
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.
