Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 March 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN366
Location: Lantau Island –
ÿ Hong Kong
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control systems and navigation equipment.The aircraft’s flight control systems and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
A Dakota C.4 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a test flight from Kai Tak Island, resulting in a collision with a cloud-covered mountain on Lantau Island.A Dakota C.4 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a test flight from Kai Tak Island, resulting in a collision with a cloud-covered mountain on Lantau Island.
Description
The Dakota C.4 had carried out a test flight from Kai Tak when it flew into a cloud-shrouded mountain on Lantau Island.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, specifically heavy cloud cover obscuring visibility.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, specifically heavy cloud cover obscuring visibility.Share on:
