Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 February 1941
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-192
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 40
Location: Dao County, Yongzhou, Hunan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The DC-2 aircraft itself.The DC-2 aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-2 aircraft, Kangting, crashed into a mountain during a severe thunderstorm. Pilot Joy Foon Thom and co-pilot Paul Chinn were killed. Aerial search revealed wreckage a week later.A Douglas DC-2 aircraft, Kangting, crashed into a mountain during a severe thunderstorm. Pilot Joy Foon Thom and co-pilot Paul Chinn were killed. Aerial search revealed wreckage a week later.
Description
The Douglas DC-2, named “Kangting”, crashed into a mountain during a thunderstorm. Pilot Joy Foon Thom, co-pilot Paul Chinn, radio operator C.N. Pau killed. Wreckage was discovered by aerial searching a week later.
Primary Cause
Severe thunderstorm conditions and mountainous terrain likely contributed to the crash.Severe thunderstorm conditions and mountainous terrain likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
