49-2612
Flight / Schedule
49-2612
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
49-2612
Date
December 22, 1952 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ambulance
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Suwon Gyeonggi (<U+ACBD><U+AE30><U+B3C4>)
Region
Asia • South Korea
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 22, 1952 at 12:00 AM, 49-2612 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Hellenic Air Force - Elleniki Polemiki Aeroporia, with the event recorded near Suwon Gyeonggi (<U+ACBD><U+AE30><U+B3C4>).
The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew taxied onto the active runway when a USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star registered 49-0722 collided with the Dakota while taking off from the same runway. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 occupants on board the Dakota were killed. There were five crew members, six wounded US soldiers who should be transferred to a hospital and two doctors on board.
Aircraft reference details include registration 49-2612.
Fatalities
Total
13
Crew
5
Passengers
8
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew taxied onto the active runway when a USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star registered 49-0722 collided with the Dakota while taking off from the same runway. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 occupants on board the Dakota were killed. There were five crew members, six wounded US soldiers who should be transferred to a hospital and two doctors on board.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
8
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 13
Operational Details
Flight Type
Ambulance
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • South Korea
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
49-2612
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