Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 February 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-92038
Location: over Mambare Bay –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator of aircraft 42-92051.Vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator of aircraft 42-92051.
Category: Accident
A two Douglas C-47A transport planes operated by the USAAF collided mid-air in Papua New Guinea. Aircraft 42-92051 sustained severe damage to its vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator. Aircraft 42-92038 landed safely. This incident resulted in one fatality.A two Douglas C-47A transport planes operated by the USAAF collided mid-air in Papua New Guinea. Aircraft 42-92051 sustained severe damage to its vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator. Aircraft 42-92038 landed safely. This incident resulted in one fatality.
Description
Two Douglas C-47A transport planes operated by the USAAF collided in mid air. One of the aircraft, 42-92051 (c/n 11809) sustained severe damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder and elevator. This aircraft was ditched 160 km SE off Lae, Papua New Guinea, killing one of the occupants. The other aircraft, 42-92038 (c/n 11794), landed safely.
Source of Information
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-92051.htmlhttp://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/c-47/42-92051.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure/collision during flight.Mechanical failure/collision during flight.Share on:
