Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 September 1958
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada CSR-123 Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 3744
Location: Gaza Air Base –
ÿ Israel
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Otter aircraft (specifically the two-pilot configuration).Otter aircraft (specifically the two-pilot configuration).
Category: Accident
On December 13, 1958, a DHC-3 Otter transport plane operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force was involved in a crash near Gaza, Egypt. The pilot allowed airspeed to decay, resulting in a stall and ground impact. The aircraft subsequently was dismantled and transported back to Canada via a C-119 Flying Boxcar.On December 13, 1958, a DHC-3 Otter transport plane operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force was involved in a crash near Gaza, Egypt. The pilot allowed airspeed to decay, resulting in a stall and ground impact. The aircraft subsequently was dismantled and transported back to Canada via a C-119 Flying Boxcar.
Description
The DHC-3 Otter transport plane was operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of the United Nations Emergency Force policing the Egyptian/Israeli cease fire. The aircraft was on approach to Gaza when the second pilot allowed the airspeed to decay. He flared too high and cut power early. The Otter stalled and struck the ground on one wheel and collided with a pile of concrete pieces marking the airfield boundary. The plane was dismantled in the desert and brought back to the El Arish. The aircraft was loaded onto an RCAF C-119 Flying Boxcar for transport back to Canada. The C-119 (22128) crashed and burned in Italy on December 13, 1958.
Source of Information
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_3650_3699_detailed.html, http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_185.html, http://www.115atu.ca/Files/coulter.pdfhttp://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_3650_3699_detailed.html, http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_185.html, http://www.115atu.ca/Files/coulter.pdfPrimary Cause
Airspeed decay and improper control during a stall.Airspeed decay and improper control during a stall.Share on:
