Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 7 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 102
Location: Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
On Over Tali Lake, an engine failure resulted in a crash into a mountainside cemetery. The incident involved CNAC aircraft 101 and 102, which crashed onto Mount Cang. The crash resulted in the deaths of Sherwin J. Ball (pilot), Xinming Zhu (copilot), and Changqing Lin (radio operator). The incident occurred on January 17, 1945, with the date recorded as January 7th instead.On Over Tali Lake, an engine failure resulted in a crash into a mountainside cemetery. The incident involved CNAC aircraft 101 and 102, which crashed onto Mount Cang. The crash resulted in the deaths of Sherwin J. Ball (pilot), Xinming Zhu (copilot), and Changqing Lin (radio operator). The incident occurred on January 17, 1945, with the date recorded as January 7th instead.
Description
Over Tali Lake, an engine failed. The plane then crashed into a mountainside cemetery above the city of Tali. The aircraft’s msn was 20803 or 20805. One of these aircraft was CNAC’s 101, the other 102. Crashed onto Mount Cang. Deceased crew members: Sherwin J. BALL (pilot), Xinming ZHU (copilot), Changqing LIN (radio operator). In Chinese material, the date of this accident has been recorded as 17 January instead of 7 January, 1945.
Source of Information
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