Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 14, 1946 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 14, 1946 near Mt Gunung Bongkok West Java, Indonesia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft lost...
- Date: January 14, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Gunung Bongkok West Java, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft lost control in heavy turbulence.
RAF Dakota KJ817 was flying from Bandung to Jakarta when it entered cumulonimbus cloud and encountered heavy turbulence. The aircraft went out of control, dove into the slope of Mt Gunung Bongkok about 10 km southwest of Purwakarta, and was destroyed. All five crew members were killed.