Narrative:
During takeoff from Memphis Municipal Airport runway 17 the airplane drifted to the right and entered a nose high attitude. The airplane stalled and struck a small brick storehouse. Investigation revealed that the no. 2 engine had failed on takeoff. The pilot had just nine hours on C-49 equipment and had never been officially checked off on the type.
Loss of control
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1944 |
| Time: | 10:09 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-49J (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-1976 |
| MSN: | 6316 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-1820-71 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), United States of America |
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During takeoff from Memphis Municipal Airport runway 17 the airplane drifted to the right and entered a nose high attitude. The airplane stalled and struck a small brick storehouse. Investigation revealed that the no. 2 engine had failed on takeoff. The pilot had just nine hours on C-49 equipment and had never been officially checked off on the type.
Classification:
Flightcrew un(der)qualifiedLoss of control
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
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