Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 August 1966
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Gulf Aviation
Registration Number: G-AOFZ
Location: near Azaiba Airfield –
ÿ Oman
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Carburetor air intake control leversCarburetor air intake control levers
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 aircraft lost height and struck trees during takeoff from runway 06, resulting in damage to surrounding trees. The incident was likely caused by a malfunction in the carburetor air intake, which was set to ‘Hot air’ instead of ‘Ram air’, a practice observed in other Gulf Air C-47 aircraft.A Douglas C-47 aircraft lost height and struck trees during takeoff from runway 06, resulting in damage to surrounding trees. The incident was likely caused by a malfunction in the carburetor air intake, which was set to ‘Hot air’ instead of ‘Ram air’, a practice observed in other Gulf Air C-47 aircraft.
Description
The Douglas C-47 took off from runway 06, lost height and struck some trees before crashing some 565yds from the end of the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of engine power due to the carburetor air intake shutters had been selected to ‘Hot air’ instead of ‘Ram air’. On other C-47 aircraft operated by Gulf Air, the air intake control levers were positioned the other way around.
Primary Cause
Loss of engine power due to carburetor air intake control lever positioning.Loss of engine power due to carburetor air intake control lever positioning.Share on:
