ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) 41-18603 Montieri
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Date:Friday 2 February 1945
Time:10:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-18603
MSN: 4728
First flight: 1942
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 22
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 26
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:5 km (3.1 mls) W of Montieri (   Italy)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Florence-Peretola Airport (FLR/LIRQ), Italy
Destination airport:Roma (unknown airport), Italy
Narrative:
En route to Rome, Italy, the C-47 entered a river valley. Hills on both sides of the river were obscured by strato-cumulus clouds and mist. When entering a fog bank the crew advanced the throttle levers in an attempt to climbing over the rising terrain. The aircraft contacted trees and crashed.

Classification:

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher


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Douglas DC-3

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