Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-1-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-32182
Location: 0,8 km from Oklahoma City-Tinker Field, OK (TIK) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A C-60 aircraft experienced a rapid loss of power during takeoff from Runway 3, resulting in a crash landing. The pilot initiated a left bank and stalled, impacting the ground with a nose-high attitude. The failure to feather the propeller and trim the aircraft led to the crash.A C-60 aircraft experienced a rapid loss of power during takeoff from Runway 3, resulting in a crash landing. The pilot initiated a left bank and stalled, impacting the ground with a nose-high attitude. The failure to feather the propeller and trim the aircraft led to the crash.
Description
The C-60 was to perform a personnel ferry mission from Tinker Field to Kelly Field. On takeoff from runway 3 the no. 2 engine began to loose power. The airplane banked left at an altitude of 30 feet. The undercarriage was retracted as the airspeed decayed. Unable to make it back to Tinker Field, the pilot decided to crash-land at the next available clear area. The airplane stalled into the ground in a nose high attitude. The events occurred rapidly, causing the pilot’s failure to feather the propeller and trim the plane for single engine flight.
Source of Information
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