Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG508
Location: 13 km E of Au, RN –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft structure, flight control systems, and potentially engine components.Aircraft structure, flight control systems, and potentially engine components.
Category: Accident
A Dakota KG508, departing from RAF Nassau, Bahamas, on a ferry flight to Natal, Brazil, experienced a significant incident. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination, and subsequent investigation revealed two chutes and an aircraft burning in flames approximately 8 miles east of Au, Brazil, at 1700 GMT. The weather conditions ? a thick stratus layer, cumulus clouds, moderate turbulence, lightning, and heavy rain ? contributed to the incident.A Dakota KG508, departing from RAF Nassau, Bahamas, on a ferry flight to Natal, Brazil, experienced a significant incident. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination, and subsequent investigation revealed two chutes and an aircraft burning in flames approximately 8 miles east of Au, Brazil, at 1700 GMT. The weather conditions ? a thick stratus layer, cumulus clouds, moderate turbulence, lightning, and heavy rain ? contributed to the incident.
Description
Dakota KG508, from RAF Nassau, Bahamas, departed Belm, Brazil on a ferry flight to Natal at 10:20 UTC. The last contact by Natal with the aircraft was at 16:02 giving an ETA at Natal of 16:38. The aircraft failed to arrive. Two chutes were seen in the air and an aircraft falling in flames about 8 miles east of Au at about 1700 hours GMT. The weather at the time was a thick stratus layer and cumulus clouds with moderate turbulence, lightning and heavy rain.
Source of Information
http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z023_1.pdfhttp://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z023_1.pdfPrimary Cause
Severe turbulence and potential mechanical failure during flight.Severe turbulence and potential mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
