ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) 77 Ziadum
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Date:Saturday 6 January 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)
Operator:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
Registration: 77
MSN: 9596
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:WNW of Ziadum (   Myanmar)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China
Destination airport:Tengchung, China
Narrative:
The aircraft was not able to land at Tengchung due to bad weather. The pilot headed for Dinjan in severe ice and turbulence conditions with 100 mph wind from southwest. The aircraft crashed.

Sources:
» CNAC.org
» MIA Recoveries (miarecoveries.org)


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