Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 March 1957
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-CFB
Location: Kingsway Camp –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, en route from Safdarjung Airport, executed a local training flight at 08:32. During a series of maneuvers, the aircraft experienced a spin, resulting in a crash due to loss of control at a height below recovery capability.A DC-3 aircraft, en route from Safdarjung Airport, executed a local training flight at 08:32. During a series of maneuvers, the aircraft experienced a spin, resulting in a crash due to loss of control at a height below recovery capability.
Description
The DC-3 took off from Safdarjung at 08:32 for a local training flight. This was the 1st flight in a series of 8 to train a captain as a flight instructor. During one of a series of manoeuvres, an approach to stall, the aircraft entered a spin. Partial recovery was made, but the plane was already too close to the ground and crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to loss of control of the aircraft as a result of a spin, inadvertently entered into at a height too low for recovery.”
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a spin, inadvertently entered into at a height too low for recovery.Loss of control due to a spin, inadvertently entered into at a height too low for recovery.Share on:
