Narrative:
The C-47 crashed while practicing touch-and-go's at Lake Charles Air Force Base in Louisiana. The aircraft landed hard and veered to the left into a covered concourse.
Runway excursion
» Hamburger Abendblatt 16 March 1972, p20
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 1972 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-77228 |
| MSN: | 33560/16812 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lake Charles AFB, LA (CWF) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The C-47 crashed while practicing touch-and-go's at Lake Charles Air Force Base in Louisiana. The aircraft landed hard and veered to the left into a covered concourse.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway excursion
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Hamburger Abendblatt 16 March 1972, p20
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