Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 June 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-77251
Location: 2,4 km ESE of Aguadilla-Ramey AFB (BQN) –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the landing gear or flight control system).Aircraft control system (specifically, the landing gear or flight control system).
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a practice landing, resulting in a crash.A single-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a practice landing, resulting in a crash.
Description
The plane crashed while practicing single-engine landings.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://waxandgelcandlemaking.yuku.com/reply/824#.WKIKysIzWcwhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://waxandgelcandlemaking.yuku.com/reply/824#.WKIKysIzWcwPrimary Cause
Pilot error during single-engine landing.Pilot error during single-engine landing.Share on:
