Last updated: 22 September 2020
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | zondag 1 februari 1959 |
| Tijd: | ca 23:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3B-202 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | General Airways |
| Registratie: | N17314 |
| Constructienummer: | 1924 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1937 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 49051 |
| Motoren: | 2 Wright R-1820-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 25 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 28 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 11 km (6.9 mijl) SE of Kerrville Airport, TX (ERV) ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse charter |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB/KPUB), Verenigde Staten |
| San Antonio-Lackland AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF), Verenigde Staten |
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."
Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (79-81)Foto's
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.
