Last updated: 7 December 2021
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | dinsdag 22 april 1947 |
| Tijd: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registratie: | NC49657 |
| Constructienummer: | 9066 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 2899 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 7 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Botsingsslachtoffers: | slachtoffers: 1 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Columbus, GA ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Zaken |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Macon (unknown airport), GA, Verenigde Staten |
| Columbus-Muscogee Airport, GA, Verenigde Staten |
While on approach to runway 05, a private aircraft (a Vultee BT-13, registered NC55312 and owned by the Tuskegee Aviation Institute) landed on top of the DC-3. Both aircraft climbed from 10 feet to 150 feet because the DC-3's tail was forced down by the BT-13, and the pilot had applied power. Both aircraft crashed and burned.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the pilot in the BT-13 to fly a standard left hand pattern in his approach to the airport and to Keep a diligent lookout for other traffic."
Bronnen:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 46)» CAB Accident Investigation Report
Foto's
accident date: 22-04-1947
type: Douglas DC-3C (C-47-DL)
registration: NC49657
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.
