Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 22 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100967
Location: Witham River –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Flight Control System, Navigation System, and Landing Gear.Flight Control System, Navigation System, and Landing Gear.
Category: Accident
A passenger jet experienced a forced landing near a mountain range due to a sudden and severe turbulence event. The aircraft’s control systems failed, leading to a loss of altitude and a subsequent landing on a narrow, unprepared airstrip.A passenger jet experienced a forced landing near a mountain range due to a sudden and severe turbulence event. The aircraft’s control systems failed, leading to a loss of altitude and a subsequent landing on a narrow, unprepared airstrip.
Description
Forced landing.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Sudden and severe turbulence caused by a sudden atmospheric disturbance.Sudden and severe turbulence caused by a sudden atmospheric disturbance.Share on:
