Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 January 1993
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Central Mountain Air Services
Registration Number: C-FAAM
Location: near Bronson Creek, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the bank angle and pitch control)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the bank angle and pitch control)
Category: Accident
A bank angle increased to 90 degrees during a left turn at an altitude of 800 feet. The aircraft experienced a rapid descent, resulting in a nose pitch down and rapid descent.A bank angle increased to 90 degrees during a left turn at an altitude of 800 feet. The aircraft experienced a rapid descent, resulting in a nose pitch down and rapid descent.
Description
Bank angle increased to 90deg while climbing through 800 feet in a left turn. The nose pitched down and the aircraft descended rapidly.
Primary Cause
Bank angle increase during a left turn at a high altitude.Bank angle increase during a left turn at a high altitude.Share on:
