Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-93278
Location: 6 km SW of Exeter USAAF Station AAF-463 (EXT) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft airspeed and control surface position.Aircraft airspeed and control surface position.
Category: Accident
An aircraft struck the ground during a base leg approach to Exeter, USAAF Station, during a period of pilot fatigue and altitude misjudgment.An aircraft struck the ground during a base leg approach to Exeter, USAAF Station, during a period of pilot fatigue and altitude misjudgment.
Description
The aircraft hit the ground when turning to base leg for an approach to Exeter USAAF Station, U.K. The cause of the accident was a ‘misjudgement of altitude’ and pilot fatigue causing the plane’s airspeed to slow to an almost stall.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/newton-poppleford-wwii-plane-crash-remembered-75-years-on-1-62450780ohttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/newton-poppleford-wwii-plane-crash-remembered-75-years-on-1-62450780oPrimary Cause
Pilot fatigue and altitude misjudgment leading to a stall.Pilot fatigue and altitude misjudgment leading to a stall.Share on:
