Narrative:
Flew into the side of a tree-covered hill and caught fire. The C-47 was on an ADF instrument approach to runway 23 of the Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV (CRW).
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1951 |
| Time: | 11:56 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-48298 |
| MSN: | 25559/14114 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) NE of Charleston, WV ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Godman AFB, KY, United States of America |
| Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV (CRW/KCRW), United States of America |
Flew into the side of a tree-covered hill and caught fire. The C-47 was on an ADF instrument approach to runway 23 of the Charleston-Kanawha County Airport, WV (CRW).
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
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