Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 23 September 1942
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-20112
Location: between Kunming and Chabua –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, including flight control computers and sensors.Aircraft control systems, including flight control computers and sensors.
Category: Accident
A Chinese passenger aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, resulting in a missing flight between Kunming and Chabua. The aircraft was experiencing a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent loss of control.A Chinese passenger aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, resulting in a missing flight between Kunming and Chabua. The aircraft was experiencing a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent loss of control.
Description
Missing between Kunming and Chabua.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude.Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude.Share on:
