Date:	Sunday 17 December 1944
Time:	10:09
Type:	Douglas C-49J (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	43-1976
MSN:	6316
Year of manufacture:	1942
Engine model:	Wright R-1820-71
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM) -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
During takeoff from Memphis Municipal Airport runway 17 the airplane drifted to the right and entered a nose high attitude. The airplane stalled and struck a small brick storehouse. Investigation revealed that the no. 2 engine had failed on takeoff. The pilot had just nine hours on C-49 equipment and had never been officially checked off on the type.

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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