Crash of a Cessna C-78 Bobcat near Dent

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-58423
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3914
YOM:
1942
Location:
Dent
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to abandon the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near Dent. All occupants parachuted to safety.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at North AAF

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-115
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
North AAF
South Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at North AAF. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Cessna Crane I near Mehan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1943 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
4000
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yorkton - Yorkton
Location:
Mehan
Saskatchewan
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
216
Captain / Total hours on type:
138.00
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Yorkton Airfield on a night solo training flight. En route, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RCAF Cessna Crane registered 7742. His pilot was also engaged in a local solo training flight out from Yorkton. Following the midair collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed 5 km east of Mehan, northeast of Yorkton Airfield. Both airplanes were destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Lac Robert Thomas Creber, pilot.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna Crane I near Mehan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1943 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
7742
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yorkton - Yorkton
MSN:
1185
YOM:
1941
Location:
Mehan
Saskatchewan
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
214
Captain / Total hours on type:
140.00
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Yorkton Airfield on a night solo training flight. En route, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RCAF Cessna Crane registered 4000. His pilot was also engaged in a local solo training flight out from Yorkton. Following the midair collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed 5 km east of Mehan, northeast of Yorkton Airfield. Both airplanes were destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Lac John Elias Zora, pilot.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna AT-17B Bobcat at Bisbee Douglas AAF: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-39130
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bisbee Douglas - Bisbee Douglas
MSN:
3339
YOM:
1942
Location:
Bisbee Douglas (Douglas AAF)
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane crashed at Douglas AAF. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc William P. McCutchen Jr.,
Avc Joseph B. Milch.

Crash of a Cessna C-78 Bobcat near Pinecastle AAF: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-58139
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3630
YOM:
1942
Location:
McCoy AFB (Pinecastle AAF)
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane suffered a structural failure in flight and crashed 6 km south of Pinecastle AAF. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Theodore R. Nim,
2nd Lt Ellsworth Allen Wright,
S/Sgt John Wesley Lewis,
Sgt Robert M. Bash.
Probable cause:
structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near Altus AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-401
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Altus - Altus
Location:
Altus AFB
Oklahoma
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a local training exercise, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed 6 km north of Altus AFB. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Churchill Chalkley,
2nd Lt James M. Heckman.

Crash of a Cessna UC-78 Bobcat in Biskra

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1943 at 1835 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
258495
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Biskra - Biskra
MSN:
3986
YOM:
1942
Location:
Biskra
Biskra
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at Biskra Airport, carrying one instructor, one student pilot and one passenger. After takeoff, while flying at a height of 30 metres in a flat attitude with engine power at idle, landing gear and flaps down, the student pilot believed the airplane was descending and pointed this out to the instructor that took over the controls. As he noticed that nothing seems abnormal, he transferred the controls to the student pilot who continued the approach. During the last segment, at a height of about two metres, the airplane stalled and hit the runway surface. Upon impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the airplane slid for about 50 metres before coming to rest. All three occupants escaped unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Adj/C Alexandre Peres, instructor,
Sgt Gabriel Aimé Lacaze, student pilot.
Passenger:
Lt Jean Bertin.
Probable cause:
The high OAT (about 40° C) likely caused an abnormal expansion of the anemometer's antenna, which in turn distorted the anemometer's reading. As a result, the speed displayed during the approach was incorrect, causing the aircraft to stall during the final segment.

Crash of a Cessna UC-78C Bobcat at Pampa AAF: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-13989
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pampa AAF - Pampa AAF
MSN:
2673
YOM:
1942
Location:
Pampa AAF
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed near Pampa AAF following a midair collision. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Avc Theodore B. Allen,
Avc Stanley P. J. Anderson.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Douglas AAF

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-39101
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3310
YOM:
1942
Location:
Bisbee Douglas (Douglas AAF)
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
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