Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 February 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Koninklijke Luchtmacht – Klu (Royal Netherl. Air Force)
Registration Number: X-1
Location: Valkenburg Air Base (LID) –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Both propellersBoth propellers
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 transport plane crashed during takeoff from Valkenburg Air Base, Netherlands, suffering significant damage due to propeller separation and stalling caused by icing on the wings.A Douglas C-47 transport plane crashed during takeoff from Valkenburg Air Base, Netherlands, suffering significant damage due to propeller separation and stalling caused by icing on the wings.
Description
The Douglas C-47 transport plane sustained substantial damage when it crash-landed gear-up shortly after takeoff from Valkenburg Air Base, the Netherlands. Both propellers separated from the engines with the no. 1 prop penetrating the left hand flight deck. The airplane probably stalled a result of icing on the wings.
Primary Cause
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