Davison AAF (Fort Belvoir)

Following an uneventful flight from Davison AAF (Fort Belvoir), the aircraft was approaching Patuxent River NAS when, at a height of about 800 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Chesapeake Bay. The wreckage sank by a depth of 45 feet and was found less than 100 yards offshore. All five crew members were killed. The aircraft was operated by the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) and carried both civil N296CA and military 88-0321 registrations.

On final approach to Davison AAF, the crew encountered foggy conditions and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cw3 Richard N. Blunt, pilot,
Cw2 John D. Hensley, copilot.
Passengers:
Ltc James E. Palmer,
Msg William Reeves.

On a flight from Newark, NJ to Richmond, VA, the departure time was delayed, and subsequently, the aircraft did not arrive at Richmond until after the refueling facilities were closed. The pilot decided there was sufficient fuel aboard to complete the next flight to the Washington National Airport, so he departed on that flight. However, about 21 mikes from his destination, he declared a low-fuel state and requested vectors to the nearest airport. Vectors were provided toward Davison Army Airfield. However, both engines subsequently lost power from lack of fuel and the aircraft crashed in a wooded area approximately 500 yards short of runway 32. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were seriously injured.

The pilot was completing a local training flight at Davison AAF when the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in a demolition. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. A45 or C45?