39-741

On October 10, 1942 at 12:00 AM, 39-741 experienced a crash involving Douglas A-20 Havoc, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Little Mecatina River Newfoundland & Labrador.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Secord when it crash landed in a bog in a remote portion of the Little Macatina River, in southwestern Labrador. The pilot made a forced landing due to fuel shortage. The aircraft was on a reconnaissance mission and landed due to low fuel. The crew were rescued three days later, but the aircraft was abandoned, most likely due to the remoteness of the crash site. Source & photo: http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/tag/airplane-archaeology/page/2/

Aircraft reference details include registration 39-741.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.1346°, -61.1914°.