We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The crew was performing a local training mission consisting of approaches, landings and touch and goes. On final approach, during the last segment, the aircraft was in an excessive rate of descent and hit violently the runway surface. All undercarriage and both wings were sheared off and the aircraft came to rest. All four crew members who were carrying a check flight were injured. The aircraft was written off. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the approach configuratio
Douglas C-54 Skymaster