Beschrijving:
The aircraft operated on a flight from Memphis to Minneapolis with some scheduled stops in between. The flight departed Memphis at 08:35 CST and departed Waterloo, one of the stops, at 16:41. Eyewitnesses near Mason City saw the DC-3 make a left turn proceeding toward a light spot in a thunderstorm. The aircraft entered and disappeared into the thunderstorm at a height of 400-500 feet, crashing into the ground about a mile further on.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight while endeavouring to traverse a thunderstorm area encountered very heavy rain, divergent winds, and strong downdrafts that forced the aircraft to the ground."
accident date: 22-08-1954
type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
registration: N61451
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | zondag 22 augustus 1954 |
| Tijd: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Braniff International Airways |
| Registratie: | N61451 |
| Constructienummer: | 4630 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1942 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 16 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 12 / inzittenden: 19 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 26 km (16.3 mijl) S of Mason City, IA ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Waterloo Airport, IA (ALO/KALO), Verenigde Staten |
| Mason City Airport, IA (MCW/KMCW), Verenigde Staten |
The aircraft operated on a flight from Memphis to Minneapolis with some scheduled stops in between. The flight departed Memphis at 08:35 CST and departed Waterloo, one of the stops, at 16:41. Eyewitnesses near Mason City saw the DC-3 make a left turn proceeding toward a light spot in a thunderstorm. The aircraft entered and disappeared into the thunderstorm at a height of 400-500 feet, crashing into the ground about a mile further on.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight while endeavouring to traverse a thunderstorm area encountered very heavy rain, divergent winds, and strong downdrafts that forced the aircraft to the ground."
Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (153-155)Foto's
accident date: 22-08-1954
type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
registration: N61451
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Waterloo Airport, IA en Mason City Airport, IA bedraagt 100 km (63 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Waterloo Airport, IA en Mason City Airport, IA bedraagt 100 km (63 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3223e ongeval
- 1188e dodelijk ongeval
- 280e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 441e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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