Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-18448
Location: near Montfaucon –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Right-hand engineRight-hand engine
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a loss of control and landed into the Rhne River near Ile de la Piboulette due to a failed right-hand engine at 500 feet altitude.A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a loss of control and landed into the Rhne River near Ile de la Piboulette due to a failed right-hand engine at 500 feet altitude.
Description
Ditched into River Rhne near Ile de la Piboulette when the right hand engine failed at 500 ft altitude.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3624http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3624Primary Cause
Loss of control during a critical engine failure.Loss of control during a critical engine failure.Share on:
