Status: | |
Datum: | Samstag 15 Februar 1958 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 42-93817 |
Werknummer: | 13771 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 16 / Insassen: 16 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Monte Vesuvio ( Italien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italien |
Flug nach: | ? |
Unfallbericht:The VC-47 was en route from Ramstein, Germany to a base near Istanbul in Turkey. An intermediate stop was made in Naples, where it landed at 13:29.
Last radio contact was at 22:24, about thirty minutes after takeoff when the crew reported en route at 6500 feet and switching to the Rome ATC. It never contacted Rome and the airplane impacted Mount Vesuvius.
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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.