Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 July 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100492
Location: 1,6 km E of Syracuse Municipal Airport, NY –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft, en route from Syracuse AAF to Sack Field for training, deviated from its planned route and crashed into flames after a series of difficult landings on runway 27.A C-47 aircraft, en route from Syracuse AAF to Sack Field for training, deviated from its planned route and crashed into flames after a series of difficult landings on runway 27.
Description
The C-47 departed Syracuse AAF for a training flight to Sack Field where it was to practice takeoffs and landings. Instead the plane flew to the Syracuse Municipal Airport. After three or four touch-and-go landings on runway 27, the pilot flew a steep left turn from base leg to final approach. It fell off on a wing, contacted trees and powerlines and crashed into flames.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to a steep left turn during a landing sequence, exacerbated by terrain and powerline interference.Loss of control due to a steep left turn during a landing sequence, exacerbated by terrain and powerline interference.Share on:
