Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 December 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-49E (DC-3-DST)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-56097
Location: 0,8 km S of El Paso-Biggs Field, TX –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Primary Landing Gear SystemPrimary Landing Gear System
Category: Accident
A serious aviation incident occurred resulting in significant damage to an aircraft. The incident involved a catastrophic failure of the aircraft?s primary landing gear, leading to loss of control and subsequent impact.A serious aviation incident occurred resulting in significant damage to an aircraft. The incident involved a catastrophic failure of the aircraft?s primary landing gear, leading to loss of control and subsequent impact.
Description
Crashed.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Failure of the primary landing gear system.Failure of the primary landing gear system.Share on:
