Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 June 1981
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Taxi Areo El Venado
Registration Number: HK-1078
Location: off Miraflores Airport (MFS) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to a runway obstruction, resulting in one propeller being feathered. The aircraft subsequently ditched into a lake while repositioning.A DC-3 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to a runway obstruction, resulting in one propeller being feathered. The aircraft subsequently ditched into a lake while repositioning.
Description
Emergency landing with one prop feathered. Because of another aircraft obstruction the runway, the DC-3 had to overshoot. The aircraft ditched into a lake while repositioning to land in the opposite direction.
Primary Cause
Runway obstructionRunway obstructionShare on:
