Date: | Wednesday 28 June 1944 |
Time: | 15:15 |
Type: | Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-55896 |
MSN: | 18-2301 |
Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 1,6 km E of Monroe-Selman Field, LA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Monroe County Airport, AL (MVC/KMVC) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:During takeoff for a local navigation flight, the no. 1 engine began to misfire. The aircraft got airborne and the undercarriage was retracted. The left wing dropped and the C-60 began to turn to the left. At that time the no. 2 engine also misfired. The pilot attempted to level the wings for a forced landing but the airplane crashed into a wooded area.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
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