Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 April 1940
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-112
Owner/operator: Transcontinental & Western Air – TWA
Registration Number: NC13786
Location: Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Airport, PA (AGC) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and control systems.Aircraft structure and control systems.
Category: Accident
A DC-2 aircraft experienced a runway excursion during nighttime conditions, resulting in a catastrophic impact with an embankment. The storm conditions exacerbated the situation.A DC-2 aircraft experienced a runway excursion during nighttime conditions, resulting in a catastrophic impact with an embankment. The storm conditions exacerbated the situation.
Description
The DC-2 suffered a runway excursion and went down an embankment after night time landing in a storm.
Primary Cause
Runway excursion and embankment impact due to nighttime conditions and storm.Runway excursion and embankment impact due to nighttime conditions and storm.Share on:
