Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 September 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-48559
Location: Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structure, landing gear.Aircraft structure, landing gear.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic belly landing accident at Naha AFB, Okinawa, resulting in significant damage beyond repair.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic belly landing accident at Naha AFB, Okinawa, resulting in significant damage beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in belly landing accident at Okinawa-Naha AFB, Japan.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Belly landing conditions and aircraft structural failure.Belly landing conditions and aircraft structural failure.Share on:
