OO-CBH
Flight / Schedule
OO-CBH
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
OO-CBH
MSN
10070
Year of Manufacture
1943
Date
July 22, 1946 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Kinvara Connacht
Region
Europe • Ireland
Coordinates
53.1390°, -8.9394°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On July 22, 1946 at 12:00 AM, OO-CBH experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by SABENA - Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne, with the event recorded near Kinvara Connacht.
The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a flight from the US to Brussels to deliver the aircraft to SABENA. While descending to Shannon Airport for a fuel stop, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Kinvara, hit two stone walls and came to rest on a small road. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Aircraft reference details include registration OO-CBH, MSN 10070, year of manufacture 1943.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.1390°, -8.9394°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a flight from the US to Brussels to deliver the aircraft to SABENA. While descending to Shannon Airport for a fuel stop, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Kinvara, hit two stone walls and came to rest on a small road. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Ireland
Aircraft Details
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