Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 August 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-49J (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-1971
Location: Hampstead, NH –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and rotor system.Aircraft control surfaces and rotor system.
Category: Accident
A C-49 aircraft circled over the Island Pond lake and subsequently crashed.A C-49 aircraft circled over the Island Pond lake and subsequently crashed.
Description
The C-49 was circling over the Island Pond lake when it went into a spin and crashed.
Primary Cause
Spin caused by a combination of wind conditions and insufficient control inputs.Spin caused by a combination of wind conditions and insufficient control inputs.Share on:
