Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 21 December 1944 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
Registration: | KG498 |
MSN: | 12820 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 23 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 16 km (10 mls) SSW of Torrettoria ( Italy)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft was evacuating wounded personnel from Athens to Italy and there were seven RAF/SAAF men and sixteen others on board. The pilot descended in cloud when uncertain of the aircraft's position and the aircraft struck a hill at a height of 1200 feet about 25 miles from its destination. There was a single survivor.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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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.