ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) 43-16374 Auburn, CA
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Date:Wednesday 28 November 1945
Time:07:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-16374
MSN: 20840
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 22
Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 25
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:5 km (3.1 mls) NW of Auburn, CA (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Palm Springs Municipal Airport, CA (PSP/KPSP), United States of America
Destination airport:Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), United States of America
Flightnumber: 115
Narrative:
This C-47B was a regular Military Air Transport Flight from Tucson-Davis Monthan Field, AZ to Sacramento-McClellan Field, CA. The airplane departed at 14:07. A refueling stop was made at Palm Springs, CA. After departing Palm Springs at 15:41 the route of flight was direct to Fresno in CFR conditions. From Fresno the crew continued IFR to McClellan. It was dark by the time the C-47 arrived in the Sacramento area. The crew were not able to locate the airfield and circled the area for some time. The airplane flew into a hillside and caught fire.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» The Auburn C-47B “Lost on Final Approach” A/C 43-16374 November 28, 1945 By Don R. Jordan
» Prescott Evening Courier - Nov 29, 1945


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Distance from Palm Springs Municipal Airport, CA to Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA as the crow flies is 689 km (431 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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