Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 February 1958
Aircraft Type: Douglas VC-47A (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 42-93817
Location: Monte Vesuvio –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A VC-47 aircraft en route from Ramstein, Germany to Istanbul, Turkey, experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in impact with Mount Vesuvius. The aircraft lost contact with Rome ATC shortly after takeoff.A VC-47 aircraft en route from Ramstein, Germany to Istanbul, Turkey, experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in impact with Mount Vesuvius. The aircraft lost contact with Rome ATC shortly after takeoff.
Description
The VC-47 was en route from Ramstein, Germany to a base near Istanbul in Turkey. An intermediate stop was made in Naples, where it landed at 13:29. Last radio contact was at 22:24, about thirty minutes after takeoff when the crew reported en route at 6500 feet and switching to the Rome ATC. It never contacted Rome and the airplane impacted Mount Vesuvius.
Source of Information
http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,8/articleid,0064_01_1958_0042_0008_16430343/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,8/articleid,0064_01_1958_0042_0008_16430343/Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff due to a mechanical failure.Loss of control during takeoff due to a mechanical failure.Share on:
