Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 September 1970
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-10-DK Dakota 3 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Hunting Surveys
Registration Number: G-AVPW
Location: near Huambo –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Hydraulic linesHydraulic lines
Category: Unlawful Interference
A DC-3 aircraft, operating at a lo altitude near Nova Lisboa (Huambo), experienced a hydraulic line rupture and rapid fuel leakage from starboard fuel tanks, resulting in a safe emergency landing at Nova Lisboa Airport’s runway 11. A pilot was injured.A DC-3 aircraft, operating at a lo altitude near Nova Lisboa (Huambo), experienced a hydraulic line rupture and rapid fuel leakage from starboard fuel tanks, resulting in a safe emergency landing at Nova Lisboa Airport’s runway 11. A pilot was injured.
Description
During a lo altitude (about 150 m) survey flight out of Nova Lisboa (now Huambo) the DC-3 was being fired at. Hydraulic lines were damaged and fuel leaking rapidly from the starboard fuel tanks. A safe emergency landing was carried out at Nova Lisboa Airport’s runway 11. One of the pilots was injured in the occurrence.
Primary Cause
Hydraulic line rupture and rapid fuel leakage.Hydraulic line rupture and rapid fuel leakage.Share on:
