Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100680
Location: Erhai Lake, Dali, Yunnan Province? –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft fuselage and potentially other critical components.Aircraft fuselage and potentially other critical components.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed into Lake Tali within Erhai Lake, Dali, China. The incident occurred due to a severe mountain impact.A commercial aircraft crashed into Lake Tali within Erhai Lake, Dali, China. The incident occurred due to a severe mountain impact.
Description
Hit mountain and crashed into Lake Tali [Erhai Lake, Dali?], China.
Source of Information
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=179098https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=179098Primary Cause
Mountain terrain and impact with the lake surface.Mountain terrain and impact with the lake surface.Share on:
