Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 12 February 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-23713
Location: near Kerowagi –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47A transport plane, during a mission to deliver supplies to Kerowagi, experienced a catastrophic landing following an incorrect approach. The aircraft settled halfway along the runway, striking a hut and damaging an embankment, resulting in significant damage to the fuselage and engine fires. The crash occurred approximately two miles short of Kerowagi.A Douglas C-47A transport plane, during a mission to deliver supplies to Kerowagi, experienced a catastrophic landing following an incorrect approach. The aircraft settled halfway along the runway, striking a hut and damaging an embankment, resulting in significant damage to the fuselage and engine fires. The crash occurred approximately two miles short of Kerowagi.
Description
The Douglas C-47A transport plane took off from Nadzab Airfield on a mission to drop supplies over Kerowagi. After making an approach, the pilot realized that it was not Kerowagi and tried to pull up. Despite applying full power, the aircraft continued to settle towards the runway, landing about halfway along, struck a hut with its wing, and went over an embankment, breaking the fuselage, both engines catching fire, crashing at Mingendi Mission just a couple of miles short of Kerowagi.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-23713.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-23713.htmlPrimary Cause
Incorrect Approach and Incorrect LandingIncorrect Approach and Incorrect LandingShare on:
