Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 January 1968
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Jugoslovenski Aerotransport – JAT
Registration Number: YU-ABK
Location: near Sankt Florian –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident

A DC-3 cargo plane experienced an engine failure near Linz, Austria, resulting in an emergency landing at Linz-Hrsching Airport.A DC-3 cargo plane experienced an engine failure near Linz, Austria, resulting in an emergency landing at Linz-Hrsching Airport.
Description
The DC-3 cargo plane departed Munich (MUC), Germany about 16:00 on a cargo flight to Zagreb (ZAG), Yugoslavia. En route near Linz, Austria, one of the airplane’s engines began to ran rough. Moments later flames were seen coming from the engine. The airplane lost height and the crew attempted an emergency landing at Linz-Hrsching Airport (LNZ). The airplane did not make it and the pilot made a forced landing in a forest.
Primary Cause
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