Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita at Turner Field: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26325

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1600

YOM:

1942

Location:

Turner Field (Atlanta)

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

2

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

Crashed on takeoff from Turner Field and destroyed. Two crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Mance D. Stark,
Avc Robert J. Swain.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita in Seymour

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26932

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

2207

YOM:

1943

Location:

Seymour-Freeman

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

0

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

The aircraft crashed on landing at Freeman Airfield and was destroyed. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita in Warwick: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26839

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

2114

YOM:

1943

Location:

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

2

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Warwick. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Paul W. B. Berge,
Avc Frank D. Borghette.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita in Leesburg

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26400

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

1675

YOM:

1942

Location:

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

0

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita in Kansas City

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26704

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1979

YOM:

1942

Location:

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

0

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

Crashed upon landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita in Vicksburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26368

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

1643

YOM:

1942

Location:

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

1

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

1

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Vicksburg. A crew member was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Perry W. Blain.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita near Columbus AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26430

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Columbus AFB - Columbus AFB

MSN:

1705

YOM:

1942

Location:

Columbus AFB (Kaye Field)

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

2

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 1,500 metres north of Columbus AFB (Kay Field). Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc John J. Gallagher,
Avc Edwin C. Gatchell.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita at Turner Field: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26370

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Turner Field - Turner Field

MSN:

1645

YOM:

1942

Location:

Turner Field (Atlanta)

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

2

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

The crew was performing a local training flight at Turner Field, Atlanta. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing to a height of about 100 feet, the airplane stalled, entered a spin and crashed 30 metres to the left of the runway and some 800 metres from the takeoff point. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt James Israel Platt, pilot,
Sgt Manuel Perez, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Subsequent examination of the pilot’s control column and locking mechanism clearly indicated that the locking arm, which fastened the control column to the rudder bar, had not been completely unlocked and retracted so as to lie parallel to, and along the control column, but had been left in a horizontal (forward pointing) position which prevented the pilot from moving the control column forward of its neutral locked position. Deformation of the forward attaching end of this locking bar, and the attaching lugs on the rudder bar, clearly indicated that it was in contact with them at the time of the crash.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita near Sylvester

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-9422

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

848

YOM:

1942

Location:

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

0

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

The crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to abandon the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed 14,5 km south of Sylvester. All crew members parachuted to safety.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10-BH Wichita in Blytheville

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita

Operator:

Registration:

41-26682

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1957

YOM:

1942

Location:

Country:

United States of America

Region:

Crew on board:

0

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

Crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Blytheville Airfield. There were no fatalities.

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