ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337275
Date: | Tuesday 2 July 1946 |
Time: | 09:10 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3-201F |
Owner/operator: | Transcontinental & Western Air - TWA |
Registration: | NC28383 |
MSN: | 4091 |
Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
Total airframe hrs: | 14043 hours |
Engine model: | Wright R-1820-G202A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chicago, IL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
Destination airport: | South Bend Regional, IN (SBN/KSBN) |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The no. 1 engine failed at 600 feet after takeoff and a return was made to the airport. Meanwhile the pilot tried to restart the engine. As the no. 2 engine failed as well, an emergency landing was carried out. The aircraft struck a telephone pole and came to rest on a railroad track.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the complete loss of power in both engines due to fuel starvation necessitating an emergency landing in an unfavorable area. The cause for fuel starvation of the engines has not been determined."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | final report |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
CAB File No. 1312-46
Images:
photo (c) Pat Bukiri; Chicago, IL; July 1946
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