Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 July 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: East African Airways Corp. – EAAC
Registration Number: 5H-AAK
Location: Mbeya Airport (MBI) –
ÿ Tanzania
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft control system.Aircraft control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a leftward drift during takeoff, leading to loss of control and a runway run by an inexperienced co-pilot.An aircraft experienced a leftward drift during takeoff, leading to loss of control and a runway run by an inexperienced co-pilot.
Description
On take-off the aircraft drifted left and the inexperienced co-pilot lost control and ran off the runway.
Primary Cause
Inexperienced co-pilot operation during takeoff.Inexperienced co-pilot operation during takeoff.Share on:
