Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 May 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: KG430
Location: 210 km SW of Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Port engine reduction gear and propellerPort engine reduction gear and propeller
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its port engine reduction gear and propeller, resulting in a disintegration in-flight and subsequent crash. The landing gear dropped, fracturing the front main spar, center section, and finally, the port wing.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its port engine reduction gear and propeller, resulting in a disintegration in-flight and subsequent crash. The landing gear dropped, fracturing the front main spar, center section, and finally, the port wing.
Description
The aircraft was operating on a navigation flight when it disintegrated in-flight and crashed. A catastrophic failure of the port engine reduction gear and propeller cause the engine to break off. The landing gear then dropped and fractured the front main spar, the centre section then failed and the port wing fell off the airframe. The wreckage was found on 19 May 1951.
Primary Cause
Catastrophic failure of the port engine reduction gear and propeller.Catastrophic failure of the port engine reduction gear and propeller.Share on:
