Détails:
The C-47A departed Maxton AAB on an instrument training flight to Richmond AAB. On arrival, the Air Base had been closed for traffic. The pilot decided to divert to the Richmond Central Airport.
The landing was uneventful and the airplane taxied to the end of the runway. While turning off the runway, it ran into mud. Power was added, but the plane bogged down up to the wheel hubs. After adding more power, the tail lifted off. The airplane then nosed over and the propellers struck the ground at high rpm. The no.1 propeller separated and debris punctured the cockpit, killing the captain.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | samedi 22 janvier 1944 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 42-23302 |
| Numéro de série: | 9164 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Richmond Central Airport, VA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au roulage (TXI) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC (MXE/KMEB), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Richmond Army Air Base, VA (RIC/KRIC), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The C-47A departed Maxton AAB on an instrument training flight to Richmond AAB. On arrival, the Air Base had been closed for traffic. The pilot decided to divert to the Richmond Central Airport.
The landing was uneventful and the airplane taxied to the end of the runway. While turning off the runway, it ran into mud. Power was added, but the plane bogged down up to the wheel hubs. After adding more power, the tail lifted off. The airplane then nosed over and the propellers struck the ground at high rpm. The no.1 propeller separated and debris punctured the cockpit, killing the captain.
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC et Richmond Army Air Base, VA est de 351 km (219 miles).
La distance entre Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC et Richmond Army Air Base, VA est de 351 km (219 miles).
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