Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 July 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-18368
Location: 16 km from Roma-Ciampino Air Base (CIA) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Left wing and aileron of the C-47 aircraft.Left wing and aileron of the C-47 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft experienced a mid-air collision with a USAAF Martin B-26G Marauder near Roma-Ciampino Air Base. The C-47 sustained significant damage, including loss of wing and aileron, leading to a forced landing in a field.A C-47 aircraft experienced a mid-air collision with a USAAF Martin B-26G Marauder near Roma-Ciampino Air Base. The C-47 sustained significant damage, including loss of wing and aileron, leading to a forced landing in a field.
Description
The C-47 operated on a training flight out of Roma-Ciampino Air Base (CIA), Italy. During the approach back to Ciampino, a mid-air collision occurred with a USAAF Martin B-26G Marauder (41-31595). The C-47 lost 8 feet of the left hand wing and the left aileron. A forced landing was carried out in a field. The damage resulting from landing were a buckled fuselage and torn off propellers and engines.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible aerodynamic instability during the approach, exacerbated by the terrain and visibility conditions.Possible aerodynamic instability during the approach, exacerbated by the terrain and visibility conditions.Share on:
