Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 September 1966
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Iberia, lsf Spantax
Registration Number: EC-ACX
Location: off El Sauzal –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: Left side of the DC-3 aircraft’s propeller.Left side of the DC-3 aircraft’s propeller.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft on a takeoff from Tenerife experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude due to a propeller overspeed event. The pilot attempted to correct the situation but failed, resulting in the aircraft sinking after a 5-minute period of flotation. A passenger refused to leave the aircraft.A DC-3 aircraft on a takeoff from Tenerife experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude due to a propeller overspeed event. The pilot attempted to correct the situation but failed, resulting in the aircraft sinking after a 5-minute period of flotation. A passenger refused to leave the aircraft.
Description
The no. 1 engine oversped 2 minutes after takeoff from Tenerife. The pilot tried to feather the prop when the normal engine overspeed procedures didn’t work, but the prop failed to feather. The DC-3 was losing height and had to be ditched. The plane remained afloat for 5 minutes before it sank. One passenger who had impeded the evacuation of the other passengers refused to abandon the aircraft. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident resulted as a consequence of propeller overspeed on the left side, the cause of which could not be determined owing to the fact that the aircraft was not recovered.”
Source of Information
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Propeller overspeed on the left side of the aircraft.Propeller overspeed on the left side of the aircraft.Share on:
