| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 5 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:27 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-68841 |
| C/n / msn: | 11768 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) S of Sedalia, MO ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The C-53 broke up when encoutering an area of severe winds at 6000 ft altitude.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. MirelesPhotos
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