Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 9 May 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Air-India
Registration Number: VT-AUD
Location: 32 km S of Delhi –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraft ? specifically, the supernumerary pilot’s control surfaces and maneuvering capabilities.DC-3 aircraft ? specifically, the supernumerary pilot’s control surfaces and maneuvering capabilities.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff, likely due to a pilot error involving a steep starboard turn and inability to maneuver out of an overbanked turn, exacerbated by low altitude.A DC-3 aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff, likely due to a pilot error involving a steep starboard turn and inability to maneuver out of an overbanked turn, exacerbated by low altitude.
Description
The DC-3 lost control and crashed some 5 minutes after takeoff. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An error of judgement on the part of the supernumerary pilot, flying as first officer, who executed a steep starboard turn and could not come out of the overbanked turn in time because of the low altitude. inexperience of the pilot with the type of the aircraft which he was flying is deemed to be an indirect cause of the accident.”
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? specifically, a steep starboard turn executed in an overbanked turn, resulting in a delay in exiting the turn and subsequent loss of control.Pilot error ? specifically, a steep starboard turn executed in an overbanked turn, resulting in a delay in exiting the turn and subsequent loss of control.Share on:
