Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-55974
Location: 1,6 km SE of Amarillo AAF, TX (AMA) –
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Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, flight control system and navigation systems).Aircraft Control System (specifically, flight control system and navigation systems).
Category: Accident
A Lockheed C-60A aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a nighttime navigation training mission from Amarillo, Louisiana, to Monroe, Louisiana, resulting in a ground impact. The aircraft slammed into terrain after nosing over.A Lockheed C-60A aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a nighttime navigation training mission from Amarillo, Louisiana, to Monroe, Louisiana, resulting in a ground impact. The aircraft slammed into terrain after nosing over.
Description
The Lockheed C-60A took off from Amarillo on a night-time navigation training mission to Monroe, LA and return. Shortly after takeoff control was lost and the airplane slammed into terrain after nosing over.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to inadequate pilot training and navigational procedures during night-time operations.Loss of control due to inadequate pilot training and navigational procedures during night-time operations.Share on:
