Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 December 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-23500
Location: Mount Victoria –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Douglas C-47A transport planeDouglas C-47A transport plane
Category: Accident
On January 12, 1944, a Douglas C-47A transport plane departed North Borio Airstrip (Dobodura No. 15) to return to Port Moresby-Wards Field. The aircraft, with four crew members and two passengers on board, failed to arrive. A ground party searching for the plane was terminated on January 12, 1944. During January 1944, wreckage believed to be this C-47 was discovered at 8 57′ S 147 35′ E on the uppermost slopes of the Owen Stanley Mountains on Mount Victoria. The ground party was unable to reach the crash site due to difficult terrain.On January 12, 1944, a Douglas C-47A transport plane departed North Borio Airstrip (Dobodura No. 15) to return to Port Moresby-Wards Field. The aircraft, with four crew members and two passengers on board, failed to arrive. A ground party searching for the plane was terminated on January 12, 1944. During January 1944, wreckage believed to be this C-47 was discovered at 8 57′ S 147 35′ E on the uppermost slopes of the Owen Stanley Mountains on Mount Victoria. The ground party was unable to reach the crash site due to difficult terrain.
Description
The Douglas C-47A transport plane departed North Borio Airstrip (Dobodura No. 15) at 14:51 hours to return to Port Moresby-Wards Field. The aircraft, with four crew members and two passengers on board failed to arrive. The initial search for the airplane was terminated on January 12, 1944. During January 1944, the wreckage believed to be this C-47 was spotted at 8 57′ S 147 35′ E in on the uppermost slopes of the Owen Stanley Mountains on Mount Victoria. A ground party failed to reach the crash site failed due to the difficult terrain.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-23500.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-23500.htmlPrimary Cause
Difficult terrain hindered a ground party’s search for the wreckage.Difficult terrain hindered a ground party’s search for the wreckage.Share on:
