Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 November 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-68846
Location: 19 km E of Interlaken –
ÿ Switzerland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A C-53 transport plane crashed-landed at the 8000-foot level of the Gauli Glacier, requiring the survivors to remain on the glacier for five nights before rescue.A C-53 transport plane crashed-landed at the 8000-foot level of the Gauli Glacier, requiring the survivors to remain on the glacier for five nights before rescue.
Description
The C-53 transport plane crash-landed at the 8000 feet-level of the Gauli Glacier. The survivors had to stay on the glacier for five nights before they were rescued.
Source of Information
http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/Die-drei-Finder-behalten-den-Fundort-geheim/story/12588805, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/bern/72-jahre-nach-absturz-der-dakota-c-53-hitze-legt-flugzeugwrack-im-gletscher-frei-id8714598.htmlhttp://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/Die-drei-Finder-behalten-den-Fundort-geheim/story/12588805, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/bern/72-jahre-nach-absturz-der-dakota-c-53-hitze-legt-flugzeugwrack-im-gletscher-frei-id8714598.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
