Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 17 February 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 57
Location: Dinjan Airport –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and pilot awareness.Aircraft control systems and pilot awareness.
Category: Accident
A pilot report indicates that multiple pilots believed the other pilot was flying the aircraft on takeoff, resulting in a sudden loss of control and a collision with trees during the takeoff roll.A pilot report indicates that multiple pilots believed the other pilot was flying the aircraft on takeoff, resulting in a sudden loss of control and a collision with trees during the takeoff roll.
Description
Reportedly each of the pilots thought the other was flying the plane on takeoff. With full takeoff power, the plane got out of control before they tried to correct the error. It plowed into the trees at the end of the runway.
Primary Cause
Pilot error and misjudgment of the other pilot’s flight path during takeoff.Pilot error and misjudgment of the other pilot’s flight path during takeoff.Share on:
