Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 31 March 1962
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Koninklijke Luchtmacht – Klu (Royal Netherl. Air Force)
Registration Number: X-3
Location: E off Sorong-Jefman Airport (SOQ) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47 transport planeC-47 transport plane
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport plane, en route to Sorong, Indonesia, experienced severe weather conditions including thunderstorms and deteriorating weather at Sorong. The aircraft encountered a cloud base of 500 feet and landed off shore due to a fuel shortage.A C-47 transport plane, en route to Sorong, Indonesia, experienced severe weather conditions including thunderstorms and deteriorating weather at Sorong. The aircraft encountered a cloud base of 500 feet and landed off shore due to a fuel shortage.
Description
The C-47 transport plane departed Rendani Airport (MKW) on a flight to Sorong (SOQ). En route the crew encountered thunderstorms and it appeared that the weather at Sorong had also deteriorated. A cloud base of 500 feet was reported. A few other aircraft had landed ahead of X-3. The crew were not able to locate the airport and fuel shortage forced them to ditch the plane off shore.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically thunderstorms and deteriorating weather at Sorong, caused the aircraft to deviate course and land offshore.Severe weather conditions, specifically thunderstorms and deteriorating weather at Sorong, caused the aircraft to deviate course and land offshore.Share on:
