Accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) N144A,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329545
 

Date:Thursday 11 September 1975
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Stoney's Rainbow Lanes & Lounge
Registration: N144A
MSN: 9723
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Wakeman, OH -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Wakeman Airport, OH
Destination airport:Miami (unknown airport), FL
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The DC-3 was nearing its cruising altitude when it began to descend. The aircraft struck trees and crashed. Investigation revealed that the pilots were using the oxygen masks; there was no oxygen in the system.

PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI76AC026
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Images:


photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Wakeman, OH; September 1973

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