Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 63
Location: Xishan District, Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation SystemAircraft Navigation System
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft, attempting to approach Kunming due to poor weather conditions with a 100-foot ceiling, aborted its approach and circled. The pilot made a navigational error, resulting in a crash into a mountain located west of the city.A C-47 aircraft, attempting to approach Kunming due to poor weather conditions with a 100-foot ceiling, aborted its approach and circled. The pilot made a navigational error, resulting in a crash into a mountain located west of the city.
Description
Weather at Kunming was poor: rain with a 100 feet ceiling. The C-47 crew aborted the approach tried to circle for another approach. The pilot took the wrong heading and crashed into the mountain just west of the city. CNAC #63
Primary Cause
Incorrect navigation and deviation during approach.Incorrect navigation and deviation during approach.Share on:
