Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 January 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-39 (DC-2)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 38-501
Location: 14 km SW of Sioux City AAB, IA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A DC-2 aircraft crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Sioux City Army Air Base, attempting a flight to Saint Joseph-Rosecran Airport in Missouri (STJ). Engine number two experienced a fire shortly after takeoff.A DC-2 aircraft crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Sioux City Army Air Base, attempting a flight to Saint Joseph-Rosecran Airport in Missouri (STJ). Engine number two experienced a fire shortly after takeoff.
Description
The military DC-2 took off from Sioux City Army Air Base at 00:28 on an instrument navigation flight to Saint Joseph-Rosecrans AAF, MO (STJ). Engine no. 2 had probably caught fire shortly after takeoff. The airplane crashed and burned.
Primary Cause
Engine failure leading to fire.Engine failure leading to fire.Share on:
