Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 February 1952
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Sabena
Registration Number: OO-CBN
Location: 20 km from Kikwit –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Control cables in the fuselage.Control cables in the fuselage.
Category: Accident
A C-47 propeller failed in-flight, resulting in loss of control due to sheared control cables caused by a projected propeller following a shaft failure. The sudden engine stopping due to fatigue of the No. 6 piston lug was the probable cause.A C-47 propeller failed in-flight, resulting in loss of control due to sheared control cables caused by a projected propeller following a shaft failure. The sudden engine stopping due to fatigue of the No. 6 piston lug was the probable cause.
Description
A propeller failed in-flight. Debris cut some cables, causing a loss of control. The C-47 was en route from Costermansville (now Bukavu) to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa). PROBABLE CAUSE: “The control cables in the fuselage were sheared by the right propeller which had been projected following a shaft failure caused by the sudden stopping of the engine caused by fatigue failure of No. 6 piston lug.”
Primary Cause
Fatigue failure of the No. 6 piston lug caused by the sudden stopping of the engine.Fatigue failure of the No. 6 piston lug caused by the sudden stopping of the engine.Share on:
