Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 16 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-18621
Location: 56 km W of Austin Municipal Airport, TX –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
An instrument training flight involving a C-47 aircraft descended to 300 feet above hilltops, banking 50 to 60 degrees to the left. A left wing contact with trees resulted in significant damage, including a torn wing and loss of control. The aircraft crashed inverted.An instrument training flight involving a C-47 aircraft descended to 300 feet above hilltops, banking 50 to 60 degrees to the left. A left wing contact with trees resulted in significant damage, including a torn wing and loss of control. The aircraft crashed inverted.
Description
The C-47 departed Bergstrom Field on an instrument training flight in the area. Some 20 minutes after takeoff the crew had descended to an altitude of 300 ft above hilltops. Friends of the pilot were fishing in a small stream in the area. The airplane banked 50 to 60 degrees to left. The left wing then contacted trees. Part of the wing was torn off and the crew lost control over their airplane. The C-47 crashed inverted.
Source of Information
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Loss of control due to a wing contact with trees during an instrument training flight.Loss of control due to a wing contact with trees during an instrument training flight.Share on:
