Status: | |
Date: | Friday 24 November 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) |
Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
Registration: | 106 |
MSN: | 26306/14861 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Kunming ( China)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Suifu, China |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The crew could not reach their destination due to head winds. They tried to divert to Kunming, but were not able to land since an air raid was in progress so all radio beams were turned off. The pilot flew past Kunming and ran low on gas and was lost. He asked for a bearing from the Kunming station. They gave him the reciprocal of the heading he was supposed to fly to get back to Kunming. He didn't realize the mistake until he was out of gas. They all bailed out safely.
Sources:
» CNAC.org
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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.