Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15801
Location: 10,4 km from Moran –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary engine.The aircraft’s primary engine.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a forced gear-up landing due to an engine failure, resulting from a sudden loss of thrust.An aircraft experienced a forced gear-up landing due to an engine failure, resulting from a sudden loss of thrust.
Description
The aircraft carried out a forced gear-up landing following an engine failure.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Engine failure caused a sudden loss of thrust, leading to a forced gear-up landing.Engine failure caused a sudden loss of thrust, leading to a forced gear-up landing.Share on:
