Détails:
The C-47 departed Bergstrom Field on an instrument training flight in the area. Some 20 minutes after takeoff the crew had descended to an altitude of 300 ft above hilltops. Friends of the pilot were fishing in a small stream in the area. The airplane banked 50 to 60 degrees to left. The left wing then contacted trees. Part of the wing was torn off and the crew lost control over their airplane. The C-47 crashed inverted.
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | dimanche 16 avril 1944 |
| Heure: | 14:40 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 41-18621 |
| Numéro de série: | 4782 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1942 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 56 km (35 milles) W of Austin Municipal Airport, TX ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En cours de manoeuvre (MNV) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Austin-Bergstrom Field, TX (KAUS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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The C-47 departed Bergstrom Field on an instrument training flight in the area. Some 20 minutes after takeoff the crew had descended to an altitude of 300 ft above hilltops. Friends of the pilot were fishing in a small stream in the area. The airplane banked 50 to 60 degrees to left. The left wing then contacted trees. Part of the wing was torn off and the crew lost control over their airplane. The C-47 crashed inverted.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
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