Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 March 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 42-72663
Location: Pusan East (K-9) Air Base –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary landing gear and wing structure.The aircraft’s primary landing gear and wing structure.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to severe and unrelenting adverse weather conditions, resulting in significant structural damage beyond repair.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to severe and unrelenting adverse weather conditions, resulting in significant structural damage beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident in poor weather conditions.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Severe and unrelenting adverse weather conditions, including high winds and turbulence, caused the aircraft to lose control and impact the ground.Severe and unrelenting adverse weather conditions, including high winds and turbulence, caused the aircraft to lose control and impact the ground.Share on:
