Narrative:
A Douglas C-53 transport plane sustained substantial damage in an accident near Jacksonville, FL. Fuel mismanagement caused the failure of the engines. The airplane crashed short of the runway at Jacksonville.
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1945 |
| Time: | 16:56 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | NC36516 |
| MSN: | 7357 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) NW of Jacksonville AAB, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Augusta-Bush Field, GA (AGS/KAGS), United States of America |
| West Palm Beach-Morrison AAF, FL (PBI/KPBI), United States of America |
A Douglas C-53 transport plane sustained substantial damage in an accident near Jacksonville, FL. Fuel mismanagement caused the failure of the engines. The airplane crashed short of the runway at Jacksonville.
Sources:
» 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 Augusta-Bush Field, GA to West Palm Beach-Morrison AAF, FL as the crow flies is 760 km (475 miles).
Distance from Augusta-Bush Field, GA to West Palm Beach-Morrison AAF, FL as the crow flies is 760 km (475 miles).
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