Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 July 1957
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-AJS
Location: off Charlakhi Island –
ÿ Bangladesh
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed on tidal flats in the Bay of Bengal. The incident involved a catastrophic failure of the aircraft’s landing gear, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the seabed.A DC-3 aircraft crashed on tidal flats in the Bay of Bengal. The incident involved a catastrophic failure of the aircraft’s landing gear, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the seabed.
Description
The DC-3 crashed on tidal flats in the Bay of Bengal.
Primary Cause
Landing gear failureLanding gear failureShare on:
