Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 April 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG594
Location: 3 km SE of Wymeswold –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A Dakota aircraft experienced a loss of altitude and belly landed in a field due to a malfunctioning propeller. The propeller failed to unfeather, resulting in a loss of control and a ground landing.A Dakota aircraft experienced a loss of altitude and belly landed in a field due to a malfunctioning propeller. The propeller failed to unfeather, resulting in a loss of control and a ground landing.
Description
One of the propellers would not unfeather. The Dakota lost height and belly landed in a field.
Primary Cause
Propeller malfunction ? failure to unfeather.Propeller malfunction ? failure to unfeather.Share on:
