Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 May 1972
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
Owner/operator: Air National Guard
Registration Number: 52-1055
Location: 68 km SE of Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) –
ÿ Suriname
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, including navigation and altitude instruments.Aircraft control systems, including navigation and altitude instruments.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a loss of altitude during flight, resulting in a significant fall. The aircraft was flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a stopover in Paramaribo, Suriname.An aircraft experienced a loss of altitude during flight, resulting in a significant fall. The aircraft was flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a stopover in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Description
Flew into a 1716 feet high hill. The airplane operated on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Memphis, TN, USA with an en route stop at Paramaribo, Suriname.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8RIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W8gEAAAAIBAJ&dq=surinam&pg=3278%2C984206http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8RIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W8gEAAAAIBAJ&dq=surinam&pg=3278%2C984206Primary Cause
Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in atmospheric conditions, potentially involving a sudden drop in air pressure.Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in atmospheric conditions, potentially involving a sudden drop in air pressure.Share on:
