43-49248

Enroute, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous are located 5 miles southeast of Livingston. Both pilots were found unharmed.

Flight / Schedule

43-49248

Registration

43-49248

MSN

15064/26509

Year of Manufacture

1944

Date

May 19, 1947 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Livingston Montana

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

45.6624°, -110.5616°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On May 19, 1947 at 12:00 AM, 43-49248 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Livingston Montana.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous are located 5 miles southeast of Livingston. Both pilots were found unharmed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 43-49248, MSN 15064/26509, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6624°, -110.5616°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Enroute, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous are located 5 miles southeast of Livingston. Both pilots were found unharmed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

43-49248

MSN

15064/26509

Year of Manufacture

1944