Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 11 NOV 1944 |
| Tijd: | 20:17 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-1-DL |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 43-16143 |
| Constructienummer: | 20609 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 11 / inzittenden: 11 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 22 km (13.8 mijl) N of Glendale, CA (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Bakersfield-Meadows Field, CA (BFL/KBFL), Verenigde Staten |
| Los Angeles-Mines Field, CA (LAX/KLAX), Verenigde Staten |
A Douglas C-47 transport plane was destroyed when it collided with terrain during descent towards Los Angeles. It struck trees on a ridge, broke up and caught fire. All thirteen on board were killed. The airplane operated on a flight from San Rafael-Hamilton Field, CA (SRF) to Los Angeles-Mines Field, CA (LAX) via Bakersfield-Meadows Field, CA (BFL).
Erroneous wind information was given to the crew before departure from Bakersfield. The airplane went off course and a descent was initiated when the airplane was still over mountainous terrain. The aircraft crashed in Wildcat Canyon, approx. 2 miles NE of Strawberry Peak 1/4 from bottom of Big Tujunga Canyon.
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» Aircraft Wrecks in Southern California
» 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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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Bakersfield-Meadows Field, CA en Los Angeles-Mines Field, CA bedraagt 175 km (109 miles).
De afstand tussen Bakersfield-Meadows Field, CA en Los Angeles-Mines Field, CA bedraagt 175 km (109 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.
