Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 February 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-60-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-24398
Location: 40 km from Dobodura –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-47A transport planeC-47A transport plane
Category: Accident
A C-47A transport plane crashed near Cape Ward Hunt in Papua New Guinea after losing altitude rapidly. The aircraft headed towards the sea but crashed-landed due to rapid altitude loss.A C-47A transport plane crashed near Cape Ward Hunt in Papua New Guinea after losing altitude rapidly. The aircraft headed towards the sea but crashed-landed due to rapid altitude loss.
Description
The C-47A transport plane took off from Dobodura Airfield at 15:58 on a flight bound for Finschhafen Airfield, Papua New Guinea. At 16:30, the crew radioed that they were loosing altitude rapidly. The crew headed towards the sea but the airplane crash-landed near Cape Ward Hunt, some 40 km from Dobodura.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-24398.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-24398.htmlPrimary Cause
Rapid altitude loss during flight.Rapid altitude loss during flight.Share on:
