Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-16037
Location: Gotha Nord Advanced Landing Ground R-4 –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The C-47A aircraft.The C-47A aircraft.
Category: Accident
A C-47A aircraft sustained damage during a landing at Gotha Nord Advanced Landing Ground R-4, Germany, resulting in damage to a parked C-47A aircraft.A C-47A aircraft sustained damage during a landing at Gotha Nord Advanced Landing Ground R-4, Germany, resulting in damage to a parked C-47A aircraft.
Description
Douglas C-47A 43-15628 (msn 20094) sufferer a landing accident at Gotha Nord Advanced Landing Ground R-4, Germany. The aircraft struck and damaged a parked C-47, 43-16037 (msn 20503).
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Landing conditions and the aircraft?s landing configuration likely contributed to the incident.Landing conditions and the aircraft?s landing configuration likely contributed to the incident.Share on:
