Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 15 March 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Catarinense
Registration Number: PP-AJA
Location: near Salvador-Dois de Julho Airport, BA (SSA) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The DC-3’s No. 2 engine.The DC-3’s No. 2 engine.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced an immediate engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a crash landing. One passenger and the captain sustained injuries.A DC-3 aircraft experienced an immediate engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a crash landing. One passenger and the captain sustained injuries.
Description
The no. 2 engine failed immediately after takeoff. Returning to the airport, the DC-3 lost height and crash-landed. One passenger and the captain were injured. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in not feathering or reducing power on the defective engine.”
Primary Cause
Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in not feathering or reducing power on the defective engine.Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in not feathering or reducing power on the defective engine.Share on:
