Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 July 1957
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army
Registration Number: 55-3326
Location: San Giorgio di Brunico –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Primary wing structurePrimary wing structure
Category: Accident
An Otter aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure during take-off from a short mountain strip in the Italian Alps northeast of Bolzano. The incident occurred during a field exercise.An Otter aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure during take-off from a short mountain strip in the Italian Alps northeast of Bolzano. The incident occurred during a field exercise.
Description
The Otter was damaged beyond repair in an accident during take-off from a short mountain strip in the Italian Alps northeast of Bolzano during a field exercise.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_198.htmlhttp://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_198.htmlPrimary Cause
Structural failure of the aircraft’s primary wing structure.Structural failure of the aircraft’s primary wing structure.Share on:
