Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 6 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-68695
Location: Jarny –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the control surface deployment).Aircraft control system (specifically, the control surface deployment).
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft stalled and crashed during a tight turn at low altitude shortly after takeoff. The stall occurred due to a combination of factors, potentially including pilot error and adverse weather conditions.A twin-engine aircraft stalled and crashed during a tight turn at low altitude shortly after takeoff. The stall occurred due to a combination of factors, potentially including pilot error and adverse weather conditions.
Description
The aircraft stalled and crashed when the pilot made a tight turn at low altitude shortly after takeoff.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7786http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7786Primary Cause
Pilot error and adverse weather conditions.Pilot error and adverse weather conditions.Share on:
