Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100479
Location: Biak –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: C-47A transport planeC-47A transport plane
Category: Accident
On March 11, 1945, a C-47A transport plane deviated from its planned course and turned to the right during a flight from Boroekoe Airfield to Peleliu Airfield. The aircraft subsequently crashed in a swamp on the north side of Biak.On March 11, 1945, a C-47A transport plane deviated from its planned course and turned to the right during a flight from Boroekoe Airfield to Peleliu Airfield. The aircraft subsequently crashed in a swamp on the north side of Biak.
Description
The C-47A transport plane took off from Boroekoe Airfield on Biak on a flight bound for Peleliu Airfield. Weather was a heavy overcast with a ceiling at 1,000′. Elsewhere, the sky was clear. After take off, the airplane made a turn to the right instead of the left with the rest of the formation. The wreckage was located on March 11, 1945 in a swamp on the north side of Biak.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-100479.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-100479.htmlPrimary Cause
Turn to the right deviation from planned flight path.Turn to the right deviation from planned flight path.Share on:
