Date & Time:
Mar 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
49
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kunming – Dinjan
MSN:
4853
YOM:
1942
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Kunming to Dinjan, while carrying a load of tin bars, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to heavy snow falls and turbulence. The airplane failed to arrive at destination and may have crashed somewhere in the region of Fort Hertz. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Orin Welch, pilot,
M. P. Hwang, copilot,
S. W. Hwang, radio operator.
Crew:
Orin Welch, pilot,
M. P. Hwang, copilot,
S. W. Hwang, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Weather.
