Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 April 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-23696
Location: near Latti, Arunachal Pradesh State –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, assigned to the 1333rd AAF Base Unit, 22nd Ferrying Group, 3rd Ferrying Squadron, experienced a missing en route from Yangkai, China to Chabua, India, on October 19, 2003. Wreckage was discovered near the border with Myanmar.A commercial aircraft, assigned to the 1333rd AAF Base Unit, 22nd Ferrying Group, 3rd Ferrying Squadron, experienced a missing en route from Yangkai, China to Chabua, India, on October 19, 2003. Wreckage was discovered near the border with Myanmar.
Description
Missing en route from Yangkai, China to Chabua, India. Wreckage was found near border with Myanmar October 19, 2003 at an elevation of 13223 feet. The plane was assigned to the 1333rd AAF Base Unit, 22nd Ferrying Group, 3rd Ferrying Squadron.
Primary Cause
Possible navigational error or pilot error leading to a deviation from the planned route.Possible navigational error or pilot error leading to a deviation from the planned route.Share on:
