Incident Overview
Date: Friday 23 February 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas VC-47B (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-48293
Location: Oslo-Fornebu Airport (FBU) –
ÿ Norway
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary landing gear and wing structure.The aircraft’s primary landing gear and wing structure.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to severe adverse weather conditions, resulting in significant structural damage beyond repair.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to severe adverse weather conditions, resulting in significant structural damage beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in an accident during landing in poor weather.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Severe and unpredictable wind shear and turbulence during landing significantly compromised the aircraft’s structural integrity.Severe and unpredictable wind shear and turbulence during landing significantly compromised the aircraft’s structural integrity.Share on:
