Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-28-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-76406
Location: off Drewin –
ÿ Cote d’Ivoire
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary communication system, specifically the transmitter and associated electronics.The aircraft’s primary communication system, specifically the transmitter and associated electronics.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, [Aircraft Type] registration [Aircraft Number], experienced a catastrophic failure during transmission, resulting in a crash into the sea. The aircraft was transmitting an emergency message.A commercial aircraft, [Aircraft Type] registration [Aircraft Number], experienced a catastrophic failure during transmission, resulting in a crash into the sea. The aircraft was transmitting an emergency message.
Description
Crashed into sea after transmitting an emergency message.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Loss of communication system due to a critical component failure.Loss of communication system due to a critical component failure.Share on:
