Date & Time:
May 10, 1943 at 1729 LT
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss-Wright YC-76 Caravan
Operator:
Registration:
42-86918
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Louisville - Louisville
MSN:
1
YOM:
1942
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After take off from Louisville Airport, while climbing, the aircraft (a CW-27 model) went out of control and crashed in a field located in Okolona, southeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. They were performing a test flight when the tail detached, causing the aircraft to crash.
Probable cause:
Structural failure of the tail caused by fixing bolts missing.
