Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-1-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-55857
Location: 11 km W of Elmira, NY –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The C-60 aircraft’s flight control systems and navigation equipment.The C-60 aircraft’s flight control systems and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
A C-60 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a navigation training flight, resulting in a collision with a hillside covered in clouds. The pilot executed a go-around after two unsuccessful approaches, turning left to maintain visual contact with the airfield.A C-60 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a navigation training flight, resulting in a collision with a hillside covered in clouds. The pilot executed a go-around after two unsuccessful approaches, turning left to maintain visual contact with the airfield.
Description
The C-60 took off from Huntington on a navigation training flight. The crew became lost in poor weather. Air traffic control at Elmira, NY guided the crew to Chemung County Airport where they received clearance to land. However, they failed to find the runway during two attempted approaches. The pilot performed a go around after the second attempt to land. He made a left turn, keeping the airfield in sight. The airplane flew into the side of a cloud-shrouded hill.
Source of Information
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Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error during a navigation training flight.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error during a navigation training flight.Share on:
