Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15870
Location: 80 km S of Kunming –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and fuel system.Aircraft engine and fuel system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed due to fuel exhaustion, resulting in loss of control and impact.An aircraft crashed due to fuel exhaustion, resulting in loss of control and impact.
Description
The aircraft crashed following fuel exhaustion.
Source of Information
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Fuel exhaustion caused the aircraft to lose altitude and control.Fuel exhaustion caused the aircraft to lose altitude and control.Share on:
