Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 August 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-16276
Location: 16 km W of Garmisch-Partenkirchen –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A fatal aircraft accident occurred, resulting in the loss of all five crew members on board.A fatal aircraft accident occurred, resulting in the loss of all five crew members on board.
Description
Crashed, killing all five on board.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21180/http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21180/Primary Cause
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