Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 50872
Location: Okinawa-Yontan Field –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Landing gear and potentially the aircraft’s control surfaces.Landing gear and potentially the aircraft’s control surfaces.
Category: Accident
An aircraft overshot its landing and subsequently caught fire.An aircraft overshot its landing and subsequently caught fire.
Description
Overshot landing and caught fire.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttp://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Loss of control during landing due to insufficient airspeed or altitude.Loss of control during landing due to insufficient airspeed or altitude.Share on:
