Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-55919
Location: 37 km from Cairo-Payne Field Air Base (CAI) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s engine and fuel system.The aircraft’s engine and fuel system.
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft crashed after fuel exhaustion, resulting in a fatal accident.A single-engine aircraft crashed after fuel exhaustion, resulting in a fatal accident.
Description
Crashed after fuel exhaustion; fatal accident.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Fuel exhaustion caused the aircraft to lose thrust and control.Fuel exhaustion caused the aircraft to lose thrust and control.Share on:
