Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 July 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 42-72476
Location: 19 km W of Rathenow –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Engine(s)Engine(s)
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, number 317th TCW/40th TCS, crashed after engine number three and four malfunctions. The aircraft was part of the Berlin Airlift and possessed 10 tons of coal. An unidentified plane, identified as s/n 10581, was previously sold to the Turkish Air Force in 1966. The crash occurred following engine malfunctions.A twin-engine aircraft, number 317th TCW/40th TCS, crashed after engine number three and four malfunctions. The aircraft was part of the Berlin Airlift and possessed 10 tons of coal. An unidentified plane, identified as s/n 10581, was previously sold to the Turkish Air Force in 1966. The crash occurred following engine malfunctions.
Description
Crashed after engine number three and four malfunction. Ten tons of coal on board. The airplane from 317th TCW/40th TCS was part of the Berlin Airlift. There is some uncertainty regarding the identity of this plane; according to the Turbo Prop Airliner Production List, s/n 10581 was sold by USAF to the Turkish Air Force in 1966 (as ETI-581).
Source of Information
http://www.usaf317thvet.org/memorial.html, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://www.usaf317thvet.org/memorial.htmlhttp://www.usaf317thvet.org/memorial.html, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://www.usaf317thvet.org/memorial.htmlPrimary Cause
Engine malfunctions.Engine malfunctions.Share on:
