- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 06, 1949
Time: 07:20
Location: Brandywine, Maryland
Operator: Coastal Cargo
Flight #: ?
Route: Raleigh, NC - Boston, MA
AC Type: Douglas C-47A
Registration: NC53210
cn / ln: 13777
Aboard: 2   (passengers:0  crew:2)
Fatalities: 2   (passengers:0  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: Cargo plane. The loss of control of the aircraft which resulted from an icing condition, turbulence, and lack of alertness on the part of the crew. As a result, the aircraft spun, and during the spins, or attempted recovery from the spins, severe air loads were encountered which failed the left horizontal stabilizer and the elevators.
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