Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 29 September 1960 |
Type: | Douglas AC-47D (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 43-49705 |
MSN: | 26966/15521 |
First flight: | 1945 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | San Antonio-Randolph AFB, TX (RND) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Forced landing into a lake at Randolph Oaks Golf course, located on the premises of Randolph Air Force Base. The crew escaped without serious injuries.
The aircraft was a C-47 modified for use by Army Airways Communications System (AACS) squadron for nav aid checking. The AC-47D designation was later used for C-47 gunship conversions.
Sources:
» Youngstown Vindicator 30 September 1960, p1
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Correio da Manhã 30 October 1960, p12
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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.