ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47J (DC-3) 0-50781 Silk Hope, NC
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Date:Thursday 8 March 1973
Time:09:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47J (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army
Registration: 0-50781
MSN: 26398/14953
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Silk Hope, NC (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fort Bragg-Simmons AAF, NC (FBG/KFBG), United States of America
Destination airport:Fort Bragg-Simmons AAF, NC (FBG/KFBG), United States of America
Narrative:
The C-47 crashed into a corn field one hour after departure. The accident killed all on board, including 11 members of the United States Army Parachute Team Golden Knights, a flight crew of two, and a crew chief.
Cause of the crash was determined to be overloaded - due to the fact a heavy metal plating floor had been added in Vietnam but not entered in the log book. The aircraft was also flying in poor weather conditions.

Sources:
» In Remembrance "Friends and Teammates Lost in the C-47"
» 281st Assault Helicopter Company Remembrance page


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