Incident Overview
Date: Friday 31 August 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15913
Location: 160 km NW of Fuzhou –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: The aircraft’s fuel system and engine.The aircraft’s fuel system and engine.
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft experienced a fuel exhaustion crash resulting in the loss of all nine occupants.A single-engine aircraft experienced a fuel exhaustion crash resulting in the loss of all nine occupants.
Description
Crashed due to fuel exhaustion. All nine occupants bailed out.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Fuel exhaustion caused a rapid loss of thrust and altitude, leading to a catastrophic crash.Fuel exhaustion caused a rapid loss of thrust and altitude, leading to a catastrophic crash.Share on:
