Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 October 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100915
Location: 1,6 km SW of Koge –
ÿ Denmark
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The entire C-47 aircraft, specifically the fuel tanks and engine systems.The entire C-47 aircraft, specifically the fuel tanks and engine systems.
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport aircraft, en route to Finland as surplus, experienced a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.A C-47 transport aircraft, en route to Finland as surplus, experienced a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.
Description
The C-47 overturned during a forced landing after fuel exhaustion. The airplane was en route to Finland as surplus. Parts of the plane were salvaged and went to Aero O/Y.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.flightforum.fihttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.flightforum.fiPrimary Cause
Fuel exhaustion caused the aircraft to lose altitude and control, leading to a forced landing.Fuel exhaustion caused the aircraft to lose altitude and control, leading to a forced landing.Share on:
