Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 November 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas R5D-3 (C-54D)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 56545
Location: Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: RunwayRunway
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft overran the end of the runway, resulting in a fire. Lt. William O. Kuencer and Capt. Armand I. Grenadier sustained serious injuries. Lt. Com. Stephan Lukacik and ADC Sydney D. Pointer experienced minor injuries.A twin-engine aircraft overran the end of the runway, resulting in a fire. Lt. William O. Kuencer and Capt. Armand I. Grenadier sustained serious injuries. Lt. Com. Stephan Lukacik and ADC Sydney D. Pointer experienced minor injuries.
Description
Overran the end of the runway and caught fire. Lt. William O. Kuencer (co-pilot) and Capt. Armand I. Grenadier (check-pilot) were seriously injured. Lt. Com. Stephan Lukacik (pilot) and ADC Sydney D. Pointer suffered minor injuries.
Source of Information
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/BERLIN_A/BAPIC_19.HTM, http://www.history.navy.mil/download/vr6-1.pdfhttp://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/BERLIN_A/BAPIC_19.HTM, http://www.history.navy.mil/download/vr6-1.pdfPrimary Cause
Runway overrunning and subsequent fire.Runway overrunning and subsequent fire.Share on:
