Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 42-93086
Location: 17 miles S of Thule Air Base (THU) –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft crashed near Thule AB, Greenland, resulting in the deaths of two crew members. The missing aircraft was a Convair F-102 Delta Dagger.A C-47 aircraft crashed near Thule AB, Greenland, resulting in the deaths of two crew members. The missing aircraft was a Convair F-102 Delta Dagger.
Description
The C-47 crashed near Thule AB, Greenland during search for a missing USAF Convair F-102 Delta Dagger (58-0264); two of the crew were killed.
Source of Information
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19621216.1.5&srpos=1943&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962–en–20–1941-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash——-https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19621216.1.5&srpos=1943&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962–en–20–1941-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash——-Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
