Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 APR 1950 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-45-DK |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-954 |
| C/n / msn: | 16957/34217 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) E of Leon Springs, TX (United States of America) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF), United States of America |
| San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF), United States of America |
The C-47 crashed following structural failure.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Prescott Evening Courier - Apr 26, 1950
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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 San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX to San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX to San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN 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.
