
Détails:
During takeoff from Memphis Municipal Airport the copilot mistook the captains hand gesture for a command to raise the undercarriage. The engineer immediately tried to pull the landing gear lever to the neutral position, but the airplane already banked left because of the left hand main gear had started to retract. The no. 1 propeller struck the runway, causing one of the blades to separate. The blade cut through the fuselage near the flight deck, causing considerable damage. A fire erupted due to ruptured hydraulic lines and shorted electrical circuits. It came to rest off the side of the runway. All on board, except for the captain, got out safely.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | samedi 12 août 1944 |
| Heure: | 12:56 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 43-15598 |
| Numéro de série: | 20064 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 24 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / Ã bord: 27 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Chickasha Municipal Airport, OK (CHK/KCHK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
During takeoff from Memphis Municipal Airport the copilot mistook the captains hand gesture for a command to raise the undercarriage. The engineer immediately tried to pull the landing gear lever to the neutral position, but the airplane already banked left because of the left hand main gear had started to retract. The no. 1 propeller struck the runway, causing one of the blades to separate. The blade cut through the fuselage near the flight deck, causing considerable damage. A fire erupted due to ruptured hydraulic lines and shorted electrical circuits. It came to rest off the side of the runway. All on board, except for the captain, got out safely.
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. MirelesPhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Memphis Municipal Airport, TN et Chickasha Municipal Airport, OK est de 722 km (451 miles).
La distance entre Memphis Municipal Airport, TN et Chickasha Municipal Airport, OK est de 722 km (451 miles).
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