Narrative:
En route to Rome, Italy, the C-47 entered a river valley. Hills on both sides of the river were obscured by strato-cumulus clouds and mist. When entering a fog bank the crew advanced the throttle levers in an attempt to climbing over the rising terrain. The aircraft contacted trees and crashed.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-18603 |
| MSN: | 4728 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) W of Montieri ( Italy)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florence-Peretola Airport (FLR/LIRQ), Italy |
| Roma (unknown airport), Italy |
En route to Rome, Italy, the C-47 entered a river valley. Hills on both sides of the river were obscured by strato-cumulus clouds and mist. When entering a fog bank the crew advanced the throttle levers in an attempt to climbing over the rising terrain. The aircraft contacted trees and crashed.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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