41-9540

En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation, decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous and uninhabited area located six miles east of Centralia. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

41-9540

Registration

41-9540

MSN

966

Year of Manufacture

1942

Date

November 2, 1952 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Centralia West Virginia

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

38.6232°, -80.5679°

Narrative Report

On November 2, 1952 at 12:00 AM, 41-9540 experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Centralia West Virginia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation, decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous and uninhabited area located six miles east of Centralia. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-9540, MSN 966, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.6232°, -80.5679°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation, decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous and uninhabited area located six miles east of Centralia. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

41-9540

MSN

966

Year of Manufacture

1942