9th AF Patch

416th Bombardment Group (L)

Aircraft Accident Report 44-9-25-1

September 25, 1943, Saturday

 

 

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Aircraft Serial Number (Type): 42-54147 (Douglas A-20G-15-DO Havoc)

3rd AF; 416th Bomb Gp; 668th Bomb Sq

Reason: Take Off Accident Due To Fire (TOAF)

Damage: Completely destroyed (5)

Point Of Departure: Lake Charles AAFld, Louisiana

Location: Army Air Field, Lake Charles, LA

Personnel
Duty Name Rank S/N Status
Pilot Ritchie, Scott Brewer Jr. 2Lt O-026239 Not Injured


Notes:
Nature of accident: Right engine accessory section caught fire in the air on take-off. Airplane was landed and fire ultimately extinguished on ground after burning severly.

Cause of accident: No definite facts known. Previous experience of Mr. Milstead, Douglas Aircraft representative, would indicate that the fuel pressure gauge line became disconnected at fire wall; gasoline ran down fire wall and caught fire from the exhaust and then burned through main fuel hose.