42-23368

In flight, all crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture. The aircraft was destroyed but all occupants were safe.

Flight / Schedule

42-23368

Registration

42-23368

MSN

9230

Year of Manufacture

1943

Date

April 22, 1947 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary Region (Karlovarský kraj)

Region

Europe • Czech Republic

Coordinates

50.3677°, 12.9159°

Narrative Report

On April 22, 1947 at 12:00 AM, 42-23368 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary Region (Karlovarský kraj).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight 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.

In flight, all crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture. The aircraft was destroyed but all occupants were safe.

Aircraft reference details include registration 42-23368, MSN 9230, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.3677°, 12.9159°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

In flight, all crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture. The aircraft was destroyed but all occupants were safe.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Czech Republic

Aircraft Details

Registration

42-23368

MSN

9230

Year of Manufacture

1943