Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 February 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-93723
Location: Neubiberg Air Base –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and landing gear.Aircraft structure and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to a sudden and unexpected change in wind conditions. The passenger succumbed to injuries sustained during the crash while being transported to a medical facility.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to a sudden and unexpected change in wind conditions. The passenger succumbed to injuries sustained during the crash while being transported to a medical facility.
Description
The plane crashed upon landing as the result of a sudden change in wind. The passenger died of the wounds sustained in the crash while being transported to a hospital.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.gotech.at/lale8/langenlebarn_8.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.gotech.at/lale8/langenlebarn_8.htmlPrimary Cause
Sudden change in wind conditions.Sudden change in wind conditions.Share on:
