Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 November 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-60-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-24383
Location: near Palermo-Boccadifalco Airport (LICP) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, including flight control surfaces and navigation systems.Aircraft control systems, including flight control surfaces and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
A flight experienced a controlled loss of control, resulting in impact with a mountain due to poor visibility. The pilot reported being lost approximately one hour prior to the crash.A flight experienced a controlled loss of control, resulting in impact with a mountain due to poor visibility. The pilot reported being lost approximately one hour prior to the crash.
Description
Controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility. About an hour before the crash the pilot reported he was lost. After some forty minutes the position was re-established but the plane impacted a mountain.
Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions significantly impaired the pilot’s ability to maintain control of the aircraft.Poor visibility conditions significantly impaired the pilot’s ability to maintain control of the aircraft.Share on:
