Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 February 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KK208
Location: 5 km W of Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN) –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft propeller system.Aircraft propeller system.
Category: Accident
A simulated engine failure led to an erroneous propeller feathering, resulting in aircraft loss of altitude and belly landing.A simulated engine failure led to an erroneous propeller feathering, resulting in aircraft loss of altitude and belly landing.
Description
The crew simulated an engine failure. Erroneously the wrong propeller was feathered . The aircraft lost height and belly landed.
Primary Cause
Simulated engine failure and erroneous propeller feathering.Simulated engine failure and erroneous propeller feathering.Share on:
