Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | viernes 7 septiembre 1945 |
Hora: | 02:13 |
Tipo: | Douglas DC-3-201G |
Operador: | Eastern Air Lines |
Registración: | NC33631 |
Numéro de série: | 4137 |
Año de Construcción: | 1941 |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 17532 |
Motores: | 2 Wright R-1820-G202A |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 19 / Ocupantes: 19 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 22 / Ocupantes: 22 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | 10 km (6.3 milles) ENE of Florence, SC ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Savannah International Airport, GA (SAV/KSAV), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | EA42 |
Descripción:The aircraft had departed Savannah at 00:41 for a flight to Raleigh. Weather at Raleigh was below minima, so the crew were re-cleared for Washington. No acknowledgement of the message was received. At 02:05, a radio transmission from Flight 42 was intercepted in which it was indicated that the pilot intended to return to Florence and that he desired clearance to land at Florence Army Air Field. It was found out that a fire in the rear had forced the crew to divert. Because of the fire, the passengers moved to the front of the plane. The right elevator caught fire as well, rendering longitudinal control very difficult and probably made the collision with the first of the trees unavoidable. The aircraft crashed in a swampy, wooded area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Fire of undetermined genesis in the rear cargo compartment or lavatory which resulted in the inability of the pilot to maintain altitude long enough to effect a landing."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Fuentes:
» CAB File No. 2970-45
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Map
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 Savannah International Airport, GA to Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC as the crow flies is 470 km (293 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.