Fayetteville-Pope - Fayetteville-Pope

On April 21, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Fayetteville-Pope - Fayetteville-Pope experienced a crash involving Douglas C-50 (DC-3), operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was involved in a test flight from the Fayetteville-Pope AFB. Shortly after take off, while climbing to a height of 250 metres, the crew made a turn to the left when left engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field located 10 km from the airfield. Two crew members were killed while all four other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-7710, MSN 4804, year of manufacture 1941.