Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 November 1965
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Kongelige Danske Flyvevbnet
Registration Number: N-605
Location: 31 km NE off Hessel? [Kattegat] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: All four enginesAll four engines
Category: Accident
A C-54 aircraft experienced a sudden power loss during a combined mail and training flight from Vrl?se Air Base to Aalborg, Bod?, Keflavik and Greenland. The aircraft ditched in the Kattgat waters, 31 km northeast of Hessel?, resulting in a rescue operation by a fishing trawler.A C-54 aircraft experienced a sudden power loss during a combined mail and training flight from Vrl?se Air Base to Aalborg, Bod?, Keflavik and Greenland. The aircraft ditched in the Kattgat waters, 31 km northeast of Hessel?, resulting in a rescue operation by a fishing trawler.
Description
The C-54 was performing a combined mail and training flight from Vrl?se Air Base to Aalborg, Bod?, Keflavik and Greenland. Twenty minutes after departure power was lost on all 4 engines and smoke entered the cockpit. The flight crew ditched the aircraft in the Kattgat waters, 31 km northeast off the island Hessel?. All occupants were rescued by a fishing trawler.
Source of Information
https://ribewiki.dk/da/Skymaster_N-605_8._nov._1965_Kattegathttps://ribewiki.dk/da/Skymaster_N-605_8._nov._1965_KattegatPrimary Cause
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