Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 March 1942
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-221
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 31
Location: 2 km from Kunming Airport (KMG) –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: DC-2 aircraft engineDC-2 aircraft engine
Category: Accident
A DC-2 aircraft, ‘Chungshan’, crashed approximately 2 kilometers from Kunming Airport shortly after takeoff. The incident resulted in the deaths of three crew members and ten passengers. Four survivors were rescued. Preliminary investigation suggests a probable cause of the crash was an overload combined with soft wet airfield conditions, potentially exacerbated by engine trouble.A DC-2 aircraft, ‘Chungshan’, crashed approximately 2 kilometers from Kunming Airport shortly after takeoff. The incident resulted in the deaths of three crew members and ten passengers. Four survivors were rescued. Preliminary investigation suggests a probable cause of the crash was an overload combined with soft wet airfield conditions, potentially exacerbated by engine trouble.
Description
The Douglas DC-2, named “Chungshan”, crashed 2 km from Kunming Airport shortly after takeoff. Three crew (pilot William H. Schuler, co-pilot Emil Silvan “Scotty” Scott (31), radio operator) and ten passengers killed. Four passengers survived. PROBABLE CAUSE: overload…soft wet airfield…engine trouble
Primary Cause
Overload combined with soft wet airfield conditions and engine trouble.Overload combined with soft wet airfield conditions and engine trouble.Share on:
