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: 43-15917
Location: near Chanyi –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and landing gear.Aircraft control systems and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A belly landing occurred following fuel exhaustion, with the aircraft descending near the Chewang Hung River. No river named ‘Chewang Hung’ was found in contemporary maps.A belly landing occurred following fuel exhaustion, with the aircraft descending near the Chewang Hung River. No river named ‘Chewang Hung’ was found in contemporary maps.
Description
Belly landing following fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was reported to have come down in or near the ‘Chewang Hung River’. No references to a river by this name were found in contemporary maps.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Fuel exhaustion likely caused a rapid descent and subsequent landing.Fuel exhaustion likely caused a rapid descent and subsequent landing.Share on:
