Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 June 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-16230
Location: Irian Jaya –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: C-47B transport planeC-47B transport plane
Category: Accident
A C-47B transport plane carrying passengers returning from leave and cargo to Merauke Airfield in Indonesia experienced a failure to arrive at its destination. The aircraft was lost during the night of March 2, 1962, after radio contact was lost at 22:40. The weather conditions on the night of the incident were characterized by stratocumulus clouds at 12,000 feet with intermittent rain.A C-47B transport plane carrying passengers returning from leave and cargo to Merauke Airfield in Indonesia experienced a failure to arrive at its destination. The aircraft was lost during the night of March 2, 1962, after radio contact was lost at 22:40. The weather conditions on the night of the incident were characterized by stratocumulus clouds at 12,000 feet with intermittent rain.
Description
The C-47B transport plane departed Australia carrying passengers returning from leave and a cargo of fresh food. The airplane landed at Merauke Airfield in the evening and took off again at roughly 21:40 hours, bound for Biak. That night, there were stratocumulus cloud cover to 12,000′ with 6-8/10 cover and intermittent rains. Last radio contact was at 22:40. The aircraft failed to arrive at Biak and searches were fruitless. On March 2, 1962 the wreckage of this C-47 was discovered on a mountain peak at 12,000 feet.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/43-16230.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/43-16230.htmlPrimary Cause
Unsuccessful landing due to adverse weather conditions.Unsuccessful landing due to adverse weather conditions.Share on:
