Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 May 1958
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: 13487/F-SCID
Location: 32 km NW of Andapa –
ÿ Madagascar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 aircraft, specifically the C-47A-25-DK serial number 13487, and the F-SCID, 13.497 42.93571, and T-462, for the Indonesian Air Force.The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 aircraft, specifically the C-47A-25-DK serial number 13487, and the F-SCID, 13.497 42.93571, and T-462, for the Indonesian Air Force.
Category: Accident
On June 15, 1958, wreckage of an airplane was discovered. The identification of this aircraft is unclear, with conflicting reports suggesting it may have been the Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 serial number C-47A-25-DK, identified as 13487, and a reported serial number of F-SCID. The website ‘Archives de l’arme de l’air’ indicates the aircraft was also reported to be PK-REP for KLM, followed by T-462 for the Indonesian Air Force.On June 15, 1958, wreckage of an airplane was discovered. The identification of this aircraft is unclear, with conflicting reports suggesting it may have been the Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 serial number C-47A-25-DK, identified as 13487, and a reported serial number of F-SCID. The website ‘Archives de l’arme de l’air’ indicates the aircraft was also reported to be PK-REP for KLM, followed by T-462 for the Indonesian Air Force.
Description
Missing. The wreckage was found June 15, 1958. There is some confusion about the identity of this airplane. The book “The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3: The first seventy years – Vol.2” reported the accident airplane to be C-47A-25-DK serial (and msn) 13487. The website “Archives de l’arme de l’air” states the airplane involved was “13.497 42.93571 F-SCID”, which was also reported to have become PK-REP for KLM in Netherlands Indies and later T-462 for the Indonesian Air Force.
Primary Cause
Conflicting identification reports and multiple reported serial numbers suggest a possible misidentification or confusion during the wreckage recovery.Conflicting identification reports and multiple reported serial numbers suggest a possible misidentification or confusion during the wreckage recovery.Share on:
