Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 27 January 1955
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-48091
Location: Niigata Air Base (KIJ) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Landing gear and/or wing structureLanding gear and/or wing structure
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to significant structural damage, rendering it irreparable.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to significant structural damage, rendering it irreparable.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Structural failure of the aircraft’s landing gear or wing structure.Structural failure of the aircraft’s landing gear or wing structure.Share on:
