ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) 43-49915 Komaki Air Base (NGO)
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Date:Tuesday 28 March 1950
Time:21:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-49915
MSN: 27176/15731
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:42 km (26.3 mls) SE of Komaki Air Base (NGO) (   Japan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI), Japan
Destination airport:Nagoya-Komaki International Airport (NGO/RJNN), Japan
Narrative:
Crashed while returning from a routine training flight.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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Distance from Iwakuni MCAS to Nagoya-Komaki International Airport as the crow flies is 443 km (277 miles).

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.
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