ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270639
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3-277B |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | NC21794 |
| MSN: | 2199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Abilene, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth, TX |
| Abilene, TX |
Swerved to the left on landing to avoid a collision with a military plane taxiing on the runway, the DC-3 lost control and crashed into three parked aircraft. The three aircraft , all Aeronca’s of the Abilene Aviation School, were badly damaged.
Sources:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33053
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 March 1961 | HK-873 | Líneas Aéreas Taxader | 0 | Barranquilla |  |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2021 10:51 | Cobar | Added |
| 14-Dec-2021 10:58 | Cobar | Updated [Date] |
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