Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 March 1960
Aircraft Type: Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 56521
Location: ca 12 km from Jrez del Marquesado –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft structure, control surfaces, and potentially the fuselage.Aircraft structure, control surfaces, and potentially the fuselage.
Category: Accident
A US Navy Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) aircraft experienced significant damage during a belly landing in the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountain range. All 24 occupants were unharmed.A US Navy Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) aircraft experienced significant damage during a belly landing in the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountain range. All 24 occupants were unharmed.
Description
A US Navy Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) sustained substantial damage in a belly landing in the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountain range. None of the 24 on board were killed.
Source of Information
http://www.granadahoy.com/article/granada/779235/la/gesta/pueblo/salvo/la/vida/marines.html, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries6.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eNdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmwDAAAAIBAJ&dq=italy%20plane&pg=2713%2C1227655http://www.granadahoy.com/article/granada/779235/la/gesta/pueblo/salvo/la/vida/marines.html, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries6.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eNdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmwDAAAAIBAJ&dq=italy%20plane&pg=2713%2C1227655Primary Cause
Belly landing conditions and potential impact with terrain.Belly landing conditions and potential impact with terrain.Share on:
