ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A-197 NC16090 Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK)
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Date:Monday 11 January 1943
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3A-197
Operating for:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Leased from:United Airlines
Registration: NC16090
MSN: 1929
First flight: 1937
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK) (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), United States of America
Narrative:
Douglas DC-3 NC16090 ("Mainliner Medford") was flying under contract to the USAAF. It crashed while attempting to land and caught fire.
Crashed.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» The Bend Bulletin 11.01.1943


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