Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 08 APR 1951 |
| Tijd: | ca 11:56 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-1-DK |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 43-48298 |
| Constructienummer: | 25559 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 18 / inzittenden: 18 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 21 / inzittenden: 21 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 13 km (8.1 mijl) NE of Charleston, WV (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Louisville-Godman AFB, KY, Verenigde Staten |
| Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV (CRW/KCRW), Verenigde Staten |
Flew into the side of a tree-covered hill and caught fire. The C-47 was on an ADF instrument approach to runway 23 of the Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV (CRW).
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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.
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