Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 5 January 1952
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 42-100912
Location: RAF Burtonwood, 2 miles northwest of Warrington, Cheshire, England –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: The P2V-2 Neptune aircraft and the Douglas C-47 aircraft.The P2V-2 Neptune aircraft and the Douglas C-47 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune aircraft operated by the United States Navy experienced an undershoot landing at RAF Burtonwood, resulting in a collision with a USAF Douglas C-47 aircraft. This collision resulted in the deaths of one crew member and six others on the C-47. Fifteen individuals were injured, with eleven on the Neptune and four on the C-47.A Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune aircraft operated by the United States Navy experienced an undershoot landing at RAF Burtonwood, resulting in a collision with a USAF Douglas C-47 aircraft. This collision resulted in the deaths of one crew member and six others on the C-47. Fifteen individuals were injured, with eleven on the Neptune and four on the C-47.
Description
A Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune (122443) operated by the United States Navy undershot the runway during a hot landing at RAF Burtonwood and collided with a USAF Douglas C-47 (42-100912). One crew member on the Neptune and Six others on the C-47 were killed. Fifteen others were injured, 11 on the Neptune and 4 on the C-47.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/01/06/page/1/article/2-u-s-planers-crash-burn-7-die-15-hurthttp://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/01/06/page/1/article/2-u-s-planers-crash-burn-7-die-15-hurtPrimary Cause
Hot landing conditions and inadequate runway clearance.Hot landing conditions and inadequate runway clearance.Share on:
