Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 December 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47D
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 45-949
Location: 3 km ESE of Hagaru-ri Airstrip –
ÿ North Korea
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: Aircraft rotor system and control surfaces.Aircraft rotor system and control surfaces.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a significant impact.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a significant impact.
Description
Crashed on takeoff.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a combination of aerodynamic instability and insufficient airspeed.Loss of control due to a combination of aerodynamic instability and insufficient airspeed.Share on:
