Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-92848
Location: 480 km W off Ascension –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Communications System (ACS).Aircraft Communications System (ACS).
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft, a Boeing 737, lost contact with air traffic control approximately 30 nautical miles south of the Azores. The aircraft was reported as experiencing a sudden and unexplained loss of communication. The pilot initiated a distress call, but received no response. The aircraft subsequently drifted southward, becoming increasingly difficult to locate.A passenger aircraft, a Boeing 737, lost contact with air traffic control approximately 30 nautical miles south of the Azores. The aircraft was reported as experiencing a sudden and unexplained loss of communication. The pilot initiated a distress call, but received no response. The aircraft subsequently drifted southward, becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Description
Lost at sea.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Loss of communication due to a sudden and unexplained degradation of the aircraft’s communication systems.Loss of communication due to a sudden and unexplained degradation of the aircraft’s communication systems.Share on:
