Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-56049
Location: 13 km S of Sabinal, TX –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: C-60 aircraft ? specifically the navigation system and control systems due to the near-vertical attitude.C-60 aircraft ? specifically the navigation system and control systems due to the near-vertical attitude.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed C-60 aircraft, on a navigator-training mission, experienced a catastrophic crash near Hondo AAF due to deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot failed to communicate with Hondo and continued towards San Antonio, requesting a radio-compass for the destination. The aircraft crashed in a near-vertical attitude.A Lockheed C-60 aircraft, on a navigator-training mission, experienced a catastrophic crash near Hondo AAF due to deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot failed to communicate with Hondo and continued towards San Antonio, requesting a radio-compass for the destination. The aircraft crashed in a near-vertical attitude.
Description
The Lockheed C-60 was on a navigator-training mission out of Hondo AAF. Arriving back near Hondo, the weather had deteriorated with a ceiling of 900-1000 feet. The pilot was not able to contact Hondo and continued to San Antonio instead. There he requested a radio-compass let down for Hondo. During the flight to Hondo the C-60 crashed in a near-vertical attitude.
Source of Information
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Weather conditions ? specifically a ceiling of 900-1000 feet ? deteriorated rapidly, preventing communication with Hondo and leading to a near-vertical attitude.Weather conditions ? specifically a ceiling of 900-1000 feet ? deteriorated rapidly, preventing communication with Hondo and leading to a near-vertical attitude.Share on:
