Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 January 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-38667
Location: near Wau Airport (WUG) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47sC-47s
Category: Accident
A group of ten C-47s landed at Wau Airfield, transporting personnel, after a third landing. C-47 41-38667 approached too low and clipped trees, resulting in a crash approximately 250 meters from the northern end of the runway.A group of ten C-47s landed at Wau Airfield, transporting personnel, after a third landing. C-47 41-38667 approached too low and clipped trees, resulting in a crash approximately 250 meters from the northern end of the runway.
Description
A group of ten C-47s took off from Port Moresby transporting personnel to Wau Airfield. Third to land, C-47 41-38667 approached too low and clipped trees. It crashed 250 meters from the northern end of the runway.
Primary Cause
Approach too low by C-47 41-38667.Approach too low by C-47 41-38667.Share on:
