Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100723
Location: near Lagoona, NSW –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A US fighter pilot plane carrying US fighter pilots crashed due to an engine failure during a ferry flight.A US fighter pilot plane carrying US fighter pilots crashed due to an engine failure during a ferry flight.
Description
The plane was ferrying US fighter pilots when it sustained an engine failure and crashed. The two deceased bailed out of the plane too low in order for the parachute to work properly.
Source of Information
http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/nsw89.htmhttp://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/nsw89.htmPrimary Cause
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