Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 March 1973
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: Khmer Air Force
Registration Number: 0-53323
Location: Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH) –
ÿ Cambodia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Flight Control System, Canopy System, and potentially the aircraft’s attitude control system.Flight Control System, Canopy System, and potentially the aircraft’s attitude control system.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a significant incident. The aircraft’s control systems failed, leading to a rapid and uncontrolled descent. The pilots initiated an emergency landing.A passenger aircraft experienced a loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a significant incident. The aircraft’s control systems failed, leading to a rapid and uncontrolled descent. The pilots initiated an emergency landing.
Description
Loss of control during take-off.
Source of Information
https://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/aircraft/ku1a.pdfhttps://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/aircraft/ku1a.pdfPrimary Cause
Pilot error due to a failure of the aircraft’s control system, potentially exacerbated by a combination of factors including inadequate pilot training and system maintenance.Pilot error due to a failure of the aircraft’s control system, potentially exacerbated by a combination of factors including inadequate pilot training and system maintenance.Share on:
