Date & Time:
May 20, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-23409
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
9271
YOM:
1943
Country:
Suriname
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crashed in a field 96 km from Paramaribo-Zanderij Airport. The occupant fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
