OO-CBH

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.

Flight / Schedule

OO-CBH

Registration

OO-CBH

MSN

10070

Year of Manufacture

1943

Date

July 22, 1946 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Registration

OO-CBH

MSN

10070

Year of Manufacture

1943