Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 30 November 1963
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Air Lines
Registration Number: ET-AAT
Location: Addis Ababa-Lideta Airport –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aileron cablesAileron cables
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced a left bank takeoff and subsequent swerving off the runway during a test flight following an overhaul. Cross-connected aileron cables were identified as a contributing factor.A DC-3 aircraft experienced a left bank takeoff and subsequent swerving off the runway during a test flight following an overhaul. Cross-connected aileron cables were identified as a contributing factor.
Description
The DC-3 banked to the left on takeoff and swerved off the runway. The aircraft was on a test flight following overhaul and it appeared that the aileron cables were cross-connected.
Primary Cause
Cross-connected aileron cables during takeoff.Cross-connected aileron cables during takeoff.Share on:
