Descripción:
The General Airways DC-3 was being used for a Civil Air Movement of military personnel from Boise to Lackland AFB via Pueblo. On the final leg of the flight icing weather conditions were encountered. The accretion of ice on the aircraft became critical and the flight crew attempted to reach Kerrville but ran out of fuel, crash-landed in trees and caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's poor judgement in continuing into known and dangerous icing conditions."
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | domingo 1 febrero 1959 |
| Hora: | 23:40 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas DC-3B-202 |
| Operador: | General Airways |
| Registración: | N17314 |
| Numéro de série: | 1924 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1937 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 49051 |
| Motores: | 2 Wright R-1820-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 28 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 11 km (6.9 milles) SE of Kerrville Airport, TX (ERV) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB/KPUB), Estados Unidos de América |
| San Antonio-Lackland AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF), Estados Unidos de América |
The General Airways DC-3 was being used for a Civil Air Movement of military personnel from Boise to Lackland AFB via Pueblo. On the final leg of the flight icing weather conditions were encountered. The accretion of ice on the aircraft became critical and the flight crew attempted to reach Kerrville but ran out of fuel, crash-landed in trees and caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's poor judgement in continuing into known and dangerous icing conditions."
Fuentes:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (79-81)Fotos
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