Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: 50 km from Uelkal –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Flight deck of the C-47 aircraftFlight deck of the C-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft en route from Uelkal to Seimchan experienced a fire due to a short circuit on the flight deck. The crew successfully extinguished the fire, but they became lost. The aircraft subsequently crashed into a mountain side in the Ushkanyi mountain range, near an airfield used for refueling aircraft traveling to the Soviet Union during World War II.A C-47 aircraft en route from Uelkal to Seimchan experienced a fire due to a short circuit on the flight deck. The crew successfully extinguished the fire, but they became lost. The aircraft subsequently crashed into a mountain side in the Ushkanyi mountain range, near an airfield used for refueling aircraft traveling to the Soviet Union during World War II.
Description
The C-47 was en route from Uelkal to Seimchan when a short circuit on the flight deck caused a fire. The crew were able to extinguish the fire but they became lost. The airplane flew into the side of a mountain in the Ushkanyi mountain range. Uelkal was an airfield used as a refueling stop for aircraft being ferried from the U.S. to the Soviet Union for use on the Western Front during World War II.
Primary Cause
Short circuit on the flight deck of the C-47 aircraft.Short circuit on the flight deck of the C-47 aircraft.Share on:
