Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 November 1951
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 45-57801
Location: 32 km SW of Clermont-Ferrand –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 36 / Occupants: 36
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A C-82 Packet aircraft experienced a flight off track due to wind drift during a flight at 6,000 feet, resulting in a deviation from its planned route.A C-82 Packet aircraft experienced a flight off track due to wind drift during a flight at 6,000 feet, resulting in a deviation from its planned route.
Description
The C-82 Packet flew into the side of the Mt.Dore in poor weather. The pilot had received weather and winds for 8,000 feet but flew the flight at 6,000 feet and then failed to account for wind drift during the flight which put the flight off track.
Source of Information
http://www.c82packet.com/index.htmlhttp://www.c82packet.com/index.htmlPrimary Cause
Wind drift during flight navigation.Wind drift during flight navigation.Share on:
