Rosecrans - Rosecrans

On September 5, 1943 at 08:28 PM, Rosecrans - Rosecrans experienced a crash involving Douglas C-49 (DC-3), operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Rosecrans AFB Missouri.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew left Rosecrans AFB in the afternoon to complete a training flight. While returning to its in a stormy weather, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames few miles from the airbase located in the vicinity of Saint-Joseph. A crewman survived while six other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, there was a cold front with severe turbulence. Crew: Pfc John H. Cooley, 2nd Lt Lloyd Henry Crapenhoft, 1st Lt Rudolph R. Jugo, Pfc William J. Poppal, Pfc W. T. Raber, Pfc W. C. Robinson.

Aircraft reference details include registration 43-1980, MSN 6263, year of manufacture 1942.