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: 42-92051
Location: Mambare Bay –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator of 42-92051 (c/n 11809).Vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator of 42-92051 (c/n 11809).
Category: Accident
Two Douglas C-47A transport planes operated by the USAAF collided mid-air. One 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, resulting in the fatality of one occupant. The other aircraft, 42-92038 (c/n 11794), landed safely.Two Douglas C-47A transport planes operated by the USAAF collided mid-air. One 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, resulting in the fatality of one occupant. The other aircraft, 42-92038 (c/n 11794), landed safely.
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:
