Crash of a Douglas C-49D in Grande Rivière: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 1, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-7717
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Juana Díaz - Waller AFB
MSN:
4142
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Juana Díaz-Losey Field, Puerto Rico, on a flight to Waller AFB, Trinidad. Descending to the destination in limited visibility, it impacted the slope of a mountain located 8 km south of Grand Rivière. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Richard F. Sturges, pilot +2.
Crew:
1st Lt Richard F. Sturges, pilot +2.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
