Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Trans Nusantara Airways, lsf Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration Number: PK-GDC
Location: Broome Airport, WA (BME) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Both propellers and the undercarriage of the C-47 aircraft.Both propellers and the undercarriage of the C-47 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft, operating a charter for the Burmah Oil Company, experienced a catastrophic landing in monsoon rain near Broome, Australia. The undercarriage collapsed, resulting in both propellers separating from the engines. The aircraft was carrying oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor.A C-47 aircraft, operating a charter for the Burmah Oil Company, experienced a catastrophic landing in monsoon rain near Broome, Australia. The undercarriage collapsed, resulting in both propellers separating from the engines. The aircraft was carrying oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor.
Description
The C-47 suffered an accident while landing in monsoonal rain at Broome, Australia. The undercarriage collapsed and both propellers separated from the engines. At the time it was operating a charter for the Burmah Oil Company carrying oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor.
Source of Information
https://www.goodall.com.au/photographs/indonesian-dc3-60-70/seasiadc-3indonesian.html, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110757726/https://www.goodall.com.au/photographs/indonesian-dc3-60-70/seasiadc-3indonesian.html, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110757726/Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically heavy rainfall and strong winds associated with monsoon conditions, likely exacerbated the landing conditions and contributed to the undercarriage collapse.Severe weather conditions, specifically heavy rainfall and strong winds associated with monsoon conditions, likely exacerbated the landing conditions and contributed to the undercarriage collapse.Share on:
