| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | viernes 16 marzo 1945 |
| Hora: | 17:35 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 43-30676 |
| Numéro de série: | 13827 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 16 km (10 milles) SW of Lee Vining, CA ( Estados Unidos de América)
|
| Elevación del lugar del accidente: | 3505 m (11499 feet) amsl |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV/KRIV), Estados Unidos de América |
| Shafter-Minter Field, CA (MIT/KMIT), Estados Unidos de América |
A C-47 transport plane was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain near Lee Vining, CA, killing all four aboard.
The airplane was flying in instrument conditions when the accident occurred. It struck a mountain slope at an elevation of about 11500 feet and broke up.
The wreckage was found on September 23, 1945.
Fuentes:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Riverside-March AFB, CA to Shafter-Minter Field, CA as the crow flies is 251 km (157 miles).
Distance from Riverside-March AFB, CA to Shafter-Minter Field, CA as the crow flies is 251 km (157 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
