Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 MAR 1950 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-85-DL |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-15557 |
| C/n / msn: | 20023 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 9,5 km (5.9 mls) SW of Roswell AAF, NM (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
A forced landing was carried out after engine failure.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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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.
