ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337679
Date: | Monday 17 September 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 43-49914 |
MSN: | 27175/15730 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Atsugi -
Japan
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Okinawa-Motobu Airstrip |
Destination airport: | Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA) |
Narrative:The C-47B transport plane, with at least 5 on board, departed Motobu Strip, Okinawa enroute to Atsugi, Japan.
Prevailing weather conditions forced the pilot to proceed on instruments through the overcast. The airplane impacted the side of a mountain south of Atsugi.
Sources:
ArmyAirForces.com
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation