Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 February 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Det Danske Luftfartselskab – DDL
Registration Number: OY-DCI
Location: near Ulrichstein –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, including flight controls, navigation systems, and potentially the aircraft’s attitude control system.Aircraft control systems, including flight controls, navigation systems, and potentially the aircraft’s attitude control system.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent during its flight from Copenhagen to Zurich via Frankfurt. The aircraft impacted a wooded area approximately 70 km northeast of the airport.A DC-3 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent during its flight from Copenhagen to Zurich via Frankfurt. The aircraft impacted a wooded area approximately 70 km northeast of the airport.
Description
Crashed on descent towards Frankfurt. The DC-3 carried out a flight from Copenhagen to Zurich via Frankfurt. The flight crew tried to become visual with the ground and descended until the aircraft impacted a wooded area, some 70 km northeast of the airport.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, potentially including turbulence or a sudden change in wind.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, potentially including turbulence or a sudden change in wind.Share on:
