Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100630
Location: Colleville-sur-Mer Advanced Landing Ground A-22 –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Primary landing gear systemPrimary landing gear system
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a forced landing due to a severe mechanical failure during flight.A passenger aircraft experienced a forced landing due to a severe mechanical failure during flight.
Description
Damaged in forced landing.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure of the primary landing gear system.Mechanical failure of the primary landing gear system.Share on:
