Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-19497
Location: Hasmshingyang –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Left stabilizer and aileronLeft stabilizer and aileron
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 transport plane experienced a severe left-hand turn during a morning supply drop flight from Dinjan, India, resulting in a forced landing due to severe prop wash turbulence. A parapack was lodged in the left stabilizer and aileron, severely hindering control.A Douglas C-47 transport plane experienced a severe left-hand turn during a morning supply drop flight from Dinjan, India, resulting in a forced landing due to severe prop wash turbulence. A parapack was lodged in the left stabilizer and aileron, severely hindering control.
Description
The Douglas C-47 transport plane operated on a morning supply drop flight out of Dinjan, India. The aircraft was hit by severe prop wash turbulence from a preceding C-47. This threw the airplane in a steep left hand turn. Most of the parapacks were thrown out by the aircraft’s movements. One of these lodged itself on the tail, jamming the left stabilizer and aileron. The crew had severe difficulty controlling the plane. At ten feet above the ground the parapack fell off and the pilot made a forced landing.
Source of Information
https://books.google.nl/books?id=ZCRSj4-vQ5UC&lpg=PA34&ots=b8TMJC9LJk&dq=%2241-19497%22%20C-47&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=%2241-19497%22%20C-47&f=false, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://books.google.nl/books?id=ZCRSj4-vQ5UC&lpg=PA34&ots=b8TMJC9LJk&dq=%2241-19497%22%20C-47&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=%2241-19497%22%20C-47&f=false, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Severe prop wash turbulence from a preceding C-47.Severe prop wash turbulence from a preceding C-47.Share on:
