Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 August 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-39213
Location: 0,55 km NW of Zrich-Dbendorf Airport –
ÿ Switzerland
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Right Main Landing GearRight Main Landing Gear
Category: Accident
A right main landing gear folded up and engine No. 4 caught fire during landing at Zrich-Dbendorf Airport due to propeller tips striking the runway. The pilot attempted to take off unsuccessfully, resulting in insufficient altitude gain, and the aircraft crashed and burned at 15:00 hrs near the hanger.A right main landing gear folded up and engine No. 4 caught fire during landing at Zrich-Dbendorf Airport due to propeller tips striking the runway. The pilot attempted to take off unsuccessfully, resulting in insufficient altitude gain, and the aircraft crashed and burned at 15:00 hrs near the hanger.
Description
On landing at Zrich-Dbendorf Airport the right main landing gear folded up and engine No. 4 caught fire as a result of the propeller tips hitting the runway. The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to take off again but insufficient altitude was gained and the aircraft crashed and burned at 15:00 hrs in woods 550 meters NW of hanger No. 2.
Source of Information
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Propeller tip impact on the runway during landing.Propeller tip impact on the runway during landing.Share on:
