Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 November 1942
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-38615
Location: near Natunga –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Cargo ParachuteCargo Parachute
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 transport plane carrying two other aircraft crashed in the Owen Stanley Mountains after a cargo parachute tangled in its tail assembly, resulting in the deaths of everyone on board.A Douglas C-47 transport plane carrying two other aircraft crashed in the Owen Stanley Mountains after a cargo parachute tangled in its tail assembly, resulting in the deaths of everyone on board.
Description
The Douglas C-47 transport plane took off from Port Moresby-Wards Airfield with two other aircraft. Their mission was to drop supplies to US Army troops crossing the Owen Stanley Mountains. During the drop, one of the cargo parachutes became tangled in the tail assembly of the plane, causing it to crash into a hillside, killing everyone aboard.
Primary Cause
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