Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 05 MAR 1951 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-1-DK |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-48483 |
| C/n / msn: | 14299/25744 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA) (Japan) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN), Japan |
Crashed while attempting a single-engine go-around.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)
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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.
