Narrative:
The C-47 transport plane flew into the side of a mountain at an elevation of 8,000 ft. The accident occurred in snow and low overcast conditions. The plane had drifted off the prescribed course and no wind drift correction had been made.
The airplane operated on a flight from Tripoli, Libya to Hahn, Germany with an en route stop at Rome, Italy.
» L'Unitá 7-3-1054
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 March 1954 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-24096 |
| MSN: | 9958 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée ( France)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2438 m (7999 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Ciampino Air Base (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
| Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH), Germany |
The C-47 transport plane flew into the side of a mountain at an elevation of 8,000 ft. The accident occurred in snow and low overcast conditions. The plane had drifted off the prescribed course and no wind drift correction had been made.
The airplane operated on a flight from Tripoli, Libya to Hahn, Germany with an en route stop at Rome, Italy.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999» L'Unitá 7-3-1054
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Air Base to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport as the crow flies is 988 km (618 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Air Base to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport as the crow flies is 988 km (618 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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