Crash of a Cessna T-50 Crane IA near Champion: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 13, 1943 at 1450 LT
Operator:
Registration:
FJ282
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Vulcan - Vulcan
MSN:
2483
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Vulcan Airfield on an instrument flying instruction. En route, the starboard engine caught fire. Both crew members left the aircraft by parachute. The airplane entered a dive and crashed 13 km east of Champion. The instructor pilot fell clear of parachute when it opened and was instantly killed on impact with ground.
Crew:
F/O Bennie Emil Ehnisz, instructor pilot, †
P/O R. J. White, pupil pilot.
Crew:
F/O Bennie Emil Ehnisz, instructor pilot, †
P/O R. J. White, pupil pilot.
Probable cause:
The starboard engine caught fire in flight, possible due to a fracture or broken fuel line.
Final Report:
