Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-47976
Location: near Koksijde –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: The entire aircraft structure, specifically the wing and fuselage.The entire aircraft structure, specifically the wing and fuselage.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced catastrophic structural damage during flight, rendering it irreparable.A passenger aircraft experienced catastrophic structural damage during flight, rendering it irreparable.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in an accident.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Structural failure due to a combination of fatigue and material degradation.Structural failure due to a combination of fatigue and material degradation.Share on:
